lost
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I lost my job and eventually my home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Uber Freight, whose customers range from Colgate-Palmolive and Target to chemical and automotive companies, lost $24 million in the quarter ended June 30, compared with a loss of $26 million a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Between November 2022 and January 2026, they lost just eight of 61 home Premier League games, winning 44 of them.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Brewers reliever JoJo Romero threw him one low and away in Game 2, and Ohtani lost his bat as he lunged to make contact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
When the Japanese military took control of all media in the Philippines, Filipinos lost access to objective news sources and were left only with propaganda.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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