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  • past participle of lose.
  • past tense form of lose.
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lost

[lawst, lost] / lɔst, lɒst /




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"In rapidly evolving markets, competition can be lost long before a final decision is adopted", said Teresa Ribera, the Commission's executive vice-president for clean, just and competitive transition.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The White House bristled at the suggestion that the president has lost cultural potency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

By the time they pay off student loans in their 30s, they’ve lost the most critical compounding years for retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Space operations lost $657 million on $4.08 billion in revenue, and AI lost $6.36 billion on $3.2 billion in revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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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