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loser

[loo-zer] / ˈlu zər /


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After it became a hit, Lamar swept up multiple Grammys as if they popped out of the Canadian rapper like coins flying from a “Mario Kart” loser.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Next up: Josh Allen and the 3-1 Buffalo Bills, a 29-26 loser Sunday against the New England Patriots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Over time, clearly there would have to be some kind of reset. I think in many ways the Premier League is a loser either way."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Will I feel more like a winner, less like a loser?

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He thought about saying as much, but the last time he’d talked about books, Freddy had called him a loser.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The results confer legitimacy on the winners, acknowledged by the losers too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

A few other primaries even yielded sore losers; in Texas, Rep. Jasmine Crockett has refused to campaign with fellow Democrat James Talarico after he beat her.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

But the winners and losers still need to be sorted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

For years, active investors blamed their underperformance on the unusually high correlation among stocks, which can make it hard to sort winners from losers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Well, it looks like they’re the losers because they don’t know how great this class really is many guest speakers and travel to museums and social functions.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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