lose ground
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The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The market, however, might find out soon enough which software players will actually lose ground to AI—contrary to the idea that any potential loss of market share is years away.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
While Somalia continues to lose ground to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab, Somaliland has maintained peace and democratic governance for more than three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
But he is worried that Indian exporters may lose ground to African competitors who offer similar quality products at lower prices.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
But all students in a bad school, black and white, do lose ground to students in good schools.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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