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lost ground

VERB
suffer loss or disadvantage
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Republicans also lost ground in the lone Rio Grande Valley district they already held, as Tejano musician Bobby Pulido ousted two-term Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Tech companies lost ground again as the debate between bulls and bears about a potential AI bubble continued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

His wealth peaked at $1.32 trillion in June following SpaceX’s IPO but then fell below $700 billion in August as those shares lost ground.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Policymakers and firms have been scrambling to find ways to make up lost ground.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

All that he was concerned about was the possibility that he might not have time sufficient to do it in, regain his lost ground in.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner


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