loser
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So although it’s always worth taking them with a grain of salt, last night’s bigger loser was betting markets, whose predictive power in Wisconsin was effectively zero.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Retirement plans are not created equally, which means comparing your account balance to someone else’s will give you no real winner or loser.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tesla, which actually wanted to make EVs, was a net loser under U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Shares have gone from AI loser to winner and back again as investors fret about higher interest rates and hyperscalers’ aggressive AI spending plans.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
There’s an awkward silence where I know I’ve said way too much, revealed myself for the loser I am.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
“Just hearing about this dumb $20 burrito debate so just thought I’d make the losers on social media angry before going to bed,” Crenshaw wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Global IT spending is racing toward $6.37 trillion this year, but Amazon just showed what will separate winners from losers as that money gets spent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
At one point, the growing divide between the market’s winners and losers pushed dispersion within the S&P 500 to one of the widest levels on record.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
DraftKings and FanDuel, which dominate the sportsbook industry, have faced backlash for weeding out players who win too often and catering heavily to their biggest losers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“You were one of the losers, weren’t you? In the escape game.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
