losing

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The JBS workers have been on strike at a time when beef prices are at records, and meat companies are losing billions of dollars annually producing rib-eye steaks and ground beef.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He dropped out early and John McCain won the GOP presidential nomination, before losing to Barack Obama that November.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The reason: If you have to take income from your retirement fund before your RMDs hit, you’re losing possibly decades of potential returns.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Three sisters in Big Bear Lake are bracing for the unimaginable — losing both parents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Like she had singlehandedly saved me from the tragedy of losing my parents—to say nothing of the months of therapy, my grandma’s patient love, or everything else that had helped me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows