lose
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"I made a choice here, I didn't naturally lose my baby," she said.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
Teams lose the ability to challenge after they do so incorrectly twice.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
If history is any guide, most of them are likely to lose.
From Salon β Oct. 7, 2026
“If you are not winning in the spectrum,” he said, “you are going to lose the war.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
Another stem seemed to lose color in front of our eyes.
From "Nory Ryanβs Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
When an acetyl tag is added to BCL6, the protein loses its ability to suppress the cell-death genes downstream from it.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
As the storm moves further inland and loses contact with its warm water fuel source it will weaken but it is still expected to bring some potentially disruptive wet weather.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
A priority would be ensuring that even if a party loses, they walk out of the courthouse knowing the judge paid attention.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
Analyst Siraj Ahmed lowers the probability from 20% to 10% that Tuas’s Simba subsidiary loses its license due to its unauthorized spectrum use.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
In a reactor that produces more neutrons than it loses, the chain reaction will continue to grow, quickly spiraling out of control.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
“Hands down, the EV can win on energy cost, but we still have to make sure we don’t give those savings back through downtime and lost utilization,” Burke said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
"We've probably lost two tonnes on every fifty tonnes in here, potatoes that have just fallen through the graders because they are far too small."
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Another called secondary eclipse, which is the method we used for this study, is when the planet passes behind its star, and we can measure how much light is lost.
From Science Daily β Oct. 7, 2026
From their January 2024 launch through June 2026, these funds returned 8.5% a year, but the average dollar invested in them lost 5.8% a year.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 7, 2026
On and on it wound into the Mountains, its end lost in impenetrable cloud.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"The price of gas driving up there is outrageous," said Barber, a steelworker of 22 years who later became an accountant after losing her job.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
To prevent nightmare scenarios, regulators and advocates say the key is to first reduce the stigma around mental health and reduce the threat of pilots’ losing their income or license if they seek help.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
The 44-year-old has won a Premier League and FA Cup in charge of Arsenal, losing the Champions League final against Paris St-Germain in May.
From BBC β Oct. 7, 2026
If you want in on an exciting new investment opportunity, use money you’d be fine losing.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 7, 2026
If you keep losing heat, the brain shuts down blood circulation over a larger and larger area of your skin.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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