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lose-lose





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"I can't believe in the long term there will be a schism because it would be a lose-lose for everybody," he said.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

This demonstrates the value of America’s lead, but it isn’t clear government has a better solution to the safety risks even as it threatens to turn the labs’ billion-dollar superintelligence bets into lose-lose propositions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“Just like can’t wait to do it because it’s like a win-win for him, you know? He gets to sue me or something. I don’t know, but it’s a lose-lose for me.”

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

A long blackout is a lose-lose for both Disney and YouTube TV.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

And who had in-vented this lose-lose game, anyway?

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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