lost it
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As time moves forward, “But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct” becomes a Proustian story of a man who had everything, lost it, and looking back, shows himself to be a melancholy romantic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Because the Captain speaks with a low growl, Laveaux has to go easy on his voice; early on, he lost it after a show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
“This town still has the passion for music. It hasn’t lost it through business and money, which may be big here but the music aspect still has the passion,” he told the magazine.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Once an important green space is lost, it can be lost for good."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
By 2003 he knew that the borrowers had already lost it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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