lose
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“Anybody that complains about teachers getting a $50,000 check, they just instantly lose all credibility with me,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani leaves the game with a three-run lead, but bullpen can’t hang on and Dodgers lose to the Pirates.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But lose either of those games and the flag-waving will be over real fast.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
"Some of the games there would be boys on his shoulders trying to get the ball off him and he would never lose it," his former team-mate Allan tells BBC Scotland.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But if he didn’t swim down now and grasp those eyes -whatever they were -he would lose them forever.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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