lose ground
Example Sentences
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The move also leaves Honda with very few EVs to sell around the world, causing it to lose ground to Chinese and South Korean competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Protecting democracies required "hard power", he said, while "theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications" would see the US lose ground to its adversaries.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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
She worried that easing up on their demands during the war would cause women to lose ground and forfeit the modest gains they had won.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
