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lose

[looz] / luz /




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It could also help make up for coming revenue losses when the company’s HIV drugs lose patent protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"While it is always heartbreaking to lose a young animal, sadly this is not uncommon in large cat litters," said Richard Langston, head of carnivores at Howletts.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"You have the trials and the tribulations, you win some, you lose some, you make progress, you sometimes have setbacks, but you have made it, and this day we've made it," added the CEO.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

According to the team's calculations, these ultraheavy nuclei may lose energy more slowly than protons or lighter nuclei while crossing intergalactic space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“Grandpa, if I got close enough to that monkey to offer him something to eat I could lose my arm. He’s got teeth like a pitchfork.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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