lost
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Odesa’s people have lost light, heat and running water for days as winter set in and temperatures hovered around zero.
A total of 69 people lost their lives on the roads the previous year.
From BBC
Economic grievances are in the forefront amid 42% inflation, a currency that has lost 40% of its value against the dollar since the June war, and even a lack of water and reliable energy.
Your neighbor says they lost 20 pounds at the gym.
From Barron's
Viorst, who has written more than 40 books, including the children’s classic “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” lost her husband and moved from her beloved family home.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
