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Which condition causes many deciduous trees to lose their leaves each autumn?

lose

[looz] / luz /




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That could cause younger actors to "lose hope", said Shimada, who is part of the campaign group.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Yet even as the siblings lose their sophistication and their self-control to a degree that mortifies their loved ones, Mr. Kolker sees more than tragedy in his subjects’ second selves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Tyler Glasnow delivers five no-hit innings before running into trouble in the sixth as the Dodgers lose to the San Diego Padres 4-2 to drop the three-game series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Now, developers and public officials are questioning whether the 60% standard is too high if those apartments effectively lose their discount as soon as market rents stall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

I consider what it would be like if such a scenario happened, and I’m so caught up in the fantasy that I lose track of what he’s saying.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Analyst Siraj Ahmed lowers the probability from 20% to 10% that Tuas’s Simba subsidiary loses its license due to its unauthorized spectrum use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The problem can be compared with a clock that loses one minute every day.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

"Whenever someone loses their homes to demolitions, neighbours and families come to help them build new shelters. The fact that we all live close to each other helps," Emar said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The gay-inflected camp loses steam, and I wondered about the production’s insistence on modernizing Gullen with modern technology and media, changes that become more conspicuous when consumerism takes over the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Simple. Each of you loses his or her library card and adds it to the discard bowl for our next lucky contestants to try and win.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

Policymakers and firms have been scrambling to find ways to make up lost ground.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

As against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, England led by a Gordon goal and lost, but at least here they went down swinging and not by going into cowering retreat.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Over 3,000 paintings alone in the holdings of the J. Paul Getty Museum are of women whose names are lost to history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The quarter, however, included a $25.4-million benefit from expected tariff refunds, without which Funko would have lost money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Some of the other refugees back down on the main road were shouting out after us, telling us we would get lost in the forest.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

England were then beaten by Italy in the final after taking the lead, dropping deep and giving up possession before losing on penalties.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Entering the weekend, the Angels had to win two of their last three to avoid losing 100 games for the first time in their checkered history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Despite losing contact with the dollar system and overseas assets, however, Tehran has managed to hang on to vital air links and banking connections with neighbors across the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Russell was a man on a mission all weekend, fastest from the moment he took to the track, while Antonelli, after losing half the two hours of practice on the first day, lost his cool.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Up until that time I hadn’t given much thought about how I was going to explain to Mama about losing my britches.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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