lose
Example Sentences
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While China may lose the benefit of being able to buy sanctioned oil at a discount, the increased cost is marginal in the grand scheme of things, Papic said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
And then lose 12 in a row again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
“What you lose is that nuance — with a smaller team, you can only go so deep.”
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Estimates of the pay that farmworkers will lose because of these changes range from $4.4 billion to $5.4 billion, or 10% to 12% of farmworkers’ annual wages.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
That must mean it’s still Monday, that when Theo finally left and I finally went to sleep, I didn’t lose another day entirely.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing lose
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