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loser

[loo-zer] / ˈlu zər /


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Gill therefore feels that, if Littler was to walk away, the sport would be the real loser.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Will I feel more like a winner, less like a loser?

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

It only shows that Wall Street did not treat every large AI spender as a loser.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Even if the struggle is on the level, the loser will cry foul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The next time Cat was at the house, it would be as a winner or loser.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

That means, for the time being, that each one of Saturday’s shocking losers still has a chance to lift the championship trophy at the end of the season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Economic damage from high energy prices and rising borrowing costs is mounting globally, splitting the world into a new set of winners and losers as countries with limited exposure to the artificial-intelligence boom fall behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

If City were the winners, then there had to be losers.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But in recent years, the shows have become money losers and the network TV business — faced with a decline in viewers that is squeezing profits — are cutting them loose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The story of the miracle school that transforms losers into winners is, of course, all too familiar.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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