lost
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In less than a month, Riverside’s Mission Inn has gained a new owner, lost two prized pieces of art and sparked a heated debate over the line between private property and community history.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The bout was hair vs. hair; whichever billionaire lost would be stripped of their mane in the ring.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
You may even die before those nearly two decades elapse, so you would have lost out on all that extra loot.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
But when point guard Jalen Brunson’s last-second shot bounced off the rim, all hope—again—seemed lost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Anyone who ever lost a cat never understood the cat was probably still around, just prowling in another part of its territory.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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