total loss
Example Sentences
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Officials from the San Joaquin County Fire Authority called the building a total loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 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
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
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
And if it be thought that Lee Chong suffered a total loss, at least his mind did not work that way.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
