total loss
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Still, before the Air India crash, the 787 had never experienced External link a hull loss—an accident that resulted in the total loss of an aircraft.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“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
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
But the the total loss of a free-thinking community isn’t all that satisfying, either.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
The office on Dublin was a total loss.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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