lose
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One of them was Evers, who warned that Hong would “probably” lose to Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
The drug, a once-weekly shot that combines GLP-1, GIP and glucagon, is the most effective yet, helping people lose up to 28% of their body weight in clinical trials.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The pent-up demand for housing has caused some potential home buyers to lose patience, even with high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
On asking if she would lose her job, assistant coroner Anna Crawford said the senior manager told Moffat she "could not predict the outcome at this stage".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“To be unallowed to even whisper to one another, much less talk or laugh. To lose your position if you go on a date with a boy.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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But once we start training for the proxy metric itself, it loses its value.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
When someone loses weight, the body reacts as if it were a threat to survival.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Yet even the best projections can crumble if, say, a parent loses a high-paying job or diverts money from their own retirement account to fund a 529 plan.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Kiki, however, lives in a world that sees magic as part of the natural order, which plunges her into an existential crisis when she loses hers.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“We lost by a hundred points, right? So if Hufflepuff loses to Ravenclaw and we beat Ravenclaw and Slytherin...”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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Aged 39, Messi's World Cup may have ended in disappointment - as Argentina lost to Spain in the final - but individually it was another month on football's biggest stage few will forget.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Gallup estimates that workers who aren’t engaged or actively disengaged account for about $1.9 trillion in lost productivity nationally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
These cells gather around the edges of damaged brain regions and help rebuild the lost astrocyte network.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
I get so lost in playing that I don’t hear Dad until he’s right behind me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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In 2022, Leavitt unsuccessfully ran for Congress in New Hampshire, emerging victorious from a contested Republican primary, but ultimately losing to Democrat Chris Pappas.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We were losing hope and then we received a call," said her mother Sandra Milena Perez in Pereira.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Taipei-listed stock hit a record high in June before losing some ground, taking gains this year to about 17%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“At the time, I had a very difficult time losing my community to the Eaton. I couldn’t find any hope or silver lining in the devastation,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Along with losing the coconuts, I had given up my calf, and I wasn’t any closer to having my pony and .22 than I was the day Rowdy treed the first monkey.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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