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losses

NOUN
diminishing returns
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Asked about criticism of the government's recent decision to tighten export controls, Juda said the goal was to reduce losses from graft, which is estimated at $900 billion in 20 years.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Agency for International Development program that monitored the screwworm parasite, whose reemergence threatens to cost the Texas economy billions in livestock losses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region were broadly mixed Thursday afternoon after swinging between mild gains and losses earlier in the session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Burnley argued the breach impacted their chances of staying in the Premier League, and sought compensation for the losses associated with being relegated.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The total losses he left behind him were reported to the Morgan Stanley board as a bit more than $9 billion: the single largest trading loss in the history of Wall Street.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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