total loss
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To prevent total loss, seeds were collected from the strongest surviving population and cultivated at Kew, establishing a secure seed stock for future restoration without further pressure on wild plants.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Fraudsters wiped out his entire portfolio last year -- a total loss of around US$120,000 or US$130,000, Koh estimates -- leaving him with a sense of "profound shame".
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
But the the total loss of a free-thinking community isn’t all that satisfying, either.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
At first, Kwatra confessed to the charges in a handwritten note that Saks security officials provided to police, and he pegged the total loss to Saks at $429,400, according to the complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
And the mayor was a total loss, a scared jackrabbit, but one who at least would not talk.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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