total loss
Example Sentences
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“So even a total loss is not a catastrophic hit to their GDP, but it is an extremely large hit to their government revenue and the budget for military spending,” said Dwivedi.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
About 329 vessels are currently operating in the Gulf, and each would need coverage for oil pollution, salvage, hull damage, and third-party liability in the event of a total loss, Keneva said.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
It's into that already-complex picture that Cubans are trying to imagine the near total loss of Venezuelan support.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Galvan failed to report $560,525 in income for the tax years 2017 through 2020, resulting in a total loss to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
It was anger, partly, but it was also a sense of pure and total loss: I didn’t fit anymore.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
