lose
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"As part of our campaign, Scotland's Castles: Use Them or Lose Them, we are producing a getting-started guide for those who want to take on a castle."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Appeared in the March 25, 2026, print edition as 'Voters Lose in Congressional Wrestlemania'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Yet Beijing’s message to the U.S. about arms-control talks for years has been: Lose this number.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Domestic box-office haul for the 2003 Hudson-Matthew McConaughey pairing “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” the peak of Hudson’s post-“Almost Famous” rom-com run.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
Lose enough times, and you just might see yourself listed at the top of the lottery.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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