lose-lose
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"I can't believe in the long term there will be a schism because it would be a lose-lose for everybody," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
This demonstrates the value of America’s lead, but it isn’t clear government has a better solution to the safety risks even as it threatens to turn the labs’ billion-dollar superintelligence bets into lose-lose propositions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the article, entitled “The Arithmetic of Active Management,” Sharpe showed that, while beating the market is a win-lose, zero-sum game before transaction costs, it is a lose-lose, negative-sum game after those costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
“By taking away this program, hundreds of thousands of California’s drivers will pay the price. It’s a lose-lose and we urge the federal government to retain this program.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
It was a lose-lose situation any way you looked at it.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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