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  • past tense form of lose.
  • past participle of lose.
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lost

[lawst, lost] / lɔst, lɒst /




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On Friday, Gasly lost the podium at Monaco to which he had been promoted after Alpine won an appeal against two penalties for pit-lane speeding, when the FIA court of appeal reinstated the punishment.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

I guess they are counting on a playoff appearance to recover the lost regular-season revenues.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

That fits nicely with an aging population increasingly focused on restoring lost facial volume, as evidenced by recent sales growth of 12% in its injectable-aesthetics business.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

In October 2025, the USS Nimitz lost a helicopter and a jet fighter within 30 minutes of each other while sailing through the South China Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

I had by this time lost all feeling in my feet and hands, but now the intense cold seemed to be seeping into my whole body, and chilling me to the bone.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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