losing
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When Lai was eventually rotated out of the presidential-offices detail and risked losing access to lucrative intelligence, he recruited another sergeant and a corporal in his battalion to take over.
Home Construction exchange-traded fund was up 2.2% in afternoon trading, snapping a two-day losing streak and on pace for its largest increase since Jan. 9, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's
On the snow-covered streets, residents said they were anxious to the point of losing sleep over the possibility of a U.S. invasion.
In a related study published last year, scientists analyzed more than two decades of satellite data and found that vast areas of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier.
From Los Angeles Times
Bitcoin is on a losing streak—the longest in a year—dragged down by two very different sets of worries: the fate of a crypto regulation bill in Washington and geopolitical tensions.
From Barron's
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