at a loss
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Puth paid $1.9 million for his so-called bachelor pad, which he then sold at a loss less than three years later, offloading the dwelling for $1.8 million in May 2018.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The unit was operating at a loss with monthly revenues recently falling as low as $67,000, according to a network executive not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
They argue that the reimbursement system is too slow to respond when prices spike, leaving pharmacies dispensing at a loss.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
"I was at a loss and it looked like I was on the way out, which wasn't ideal, obviously," he told Australia's Channel Seven News.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Meanwhile he was at a loss to know how to destroy the only one that they had found, the Horcrux that currently lay against the bare flesh of his chest.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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