lose
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The result, Bernard said, is that “the government will lose more cases as a result of the way the Justice Department is behaving.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Your friend and her husband both have inheritances to gain and lose, so hopefully they will find a compromise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Henri Murison, the chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, told the BBC: "Eminent physicists have made the case for why this is particularly worrying, because it will lose physics talent across the country."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
All of which makes TrophyLab a potent strategic tool, and a way for Kyiv to attack what the Kremlin can ill-afford to lose: its military mystique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But if he didn’t swim down now and grasp those eyes -whatever they were -he would lose them forever.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Kiki, however, lives in a world that sees magic as part of the natural order, which plunges her into an existential crisis when she loses hers.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Usually the complainer loses, and life goes on.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
As the rising water loses heat, it may become supercooled, remaining liquid even after its temperature falls below the normal freezing point.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
People have sent her nasty messages online, and strangers have stopped her on the street to tell her they hope Argentina loses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Wednesday, I think. Yes, quite. Wednesday. Wonderful how one loses track of the days up here in the mountains."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Who can help a witch who’s lost her flight?
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
"We will have paid for the plants, paid for the labour, if we don't get to pick any of them then it's investment that's lost."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
When asked if cyclists make up for lost customers, he shook his head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A Polish F-16 fighter jet took off after the missile was detected but lost track of it, authorities initially indicated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
‘What about the bear? It might have lost Wolf’s scent and come back for us.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Newcastle, meanwhile, now face losing another key player, with Sandro Tonali having joined Tottenham and Anthony Gordon moving to Barcelona.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Why, then, are nearly half of small-cap and midcap companies still losing money?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Judges aren’t just losing faith in the DOJ.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
She worries about losing access to her clients and other children, who will now be forced to face a complex immigration system alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Hard figuring out who you are after losing someone,” Auntie Nina says.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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