lost opportunity

Example Sentences

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"We all know that there is a threat of lost opportunity in terms of global growth if we really go into a state of severe fragmentation."

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

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

In sum, it has added up to a lost opportunity to decrease our reliance on foreign oil and the pollution created by that oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Harvard-Westlake kept fighting and closing, but it was another lost opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

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

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