lose out
Example Sentences
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Burnham perceived it as unfair to the English regions, and while he didn't call for Scotland to lose out financially, he made it abundantly clear that Barnett should go.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
A grandchild who gets scholarships or attends a less expensive school doesn’t lose out.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
And if we just keep it isolated to Hollywood, I think we lose out at expressing everything we are as Americans.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Arbitrators who are employed time and time again by the same companies with a large number of contracts that require arbitration may be loath to rule against them and lose out on their next paycheck.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Pained by what he saw as his country's decline, Gordievsky believed that his country's only hope for survival was to lose out to the West and to open itself up to democratic ideas.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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