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“This is a political question: Would it look like you’re beating up on somebody who lost their home in a fire?” she asked.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
As of October, the tax collector had lost approximately 19,000 people, or 19% of its staff, from one year earlier, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
And this isn't the first time a parrot has been lost in Dublin Airport after one attempted to take off from the main runway in 2019.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
That has added to declines as Bitcoin has lost more than a third of its value since late-2025 highs comfortably above $100,000.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The schoolhouse had lost some shingles and had the dry, webby look of a schoolhouse in summertime.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
