lost opportunity

Example Sentences

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Ordinarily, I would not recommend taking money from your investment accounts as you’re paying tax on the withdrawals and getting hit by the lost opportunity cost of future returns.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The group said Russian humanitarian organizations were increasingly filling roles traditionally held by U.S. groups and described the freeze as a lost opportunity to build trust between the U.S. and North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"My heart goes out to them. I think it's a lost opportunity, and one that we really need to address," he says.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Over the years since I was a bright-eyed, 20-something staffer, I’ve come to doubt the practicality of a bipartisan Latino caucus, which now seems like a lost opportunity of the last generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Maybe she thinks I’m going to break down in tears because of lost opportunity.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson