losing ground

Example Sentences

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A conservation approach once praised as a global model for helping people and predators coexist may be losing ground because of a lack of long-term government support, according to new research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Faced with losing ground to fast-growing, technologically advanced and cheaper Chinese upstarts around the world, some automakers are choosing to join with them instead of trying to beat them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The sneaker maker is losing ground in its second-biggest market and warns that the next quarter there could be worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Salvini, whose anti-immigration League has been losing ground to Meloni's in recent years, invited him into his party and Vannacci was elected to the European Parliament in 2024.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Little by little, the hearse was picking up speed and the old man was losing ground.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus