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
Booth struck the bar table with his fist and regretted a lost opportunity.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
