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[looz] / luz /




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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

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

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

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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