miss
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Don’t miss: I’m 77, pay rent and live off Social Security, but I help homeless people.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
High-scoring winger Kevin Fiala, meanwhile, will miss the first couple of months, at least, after experiencing a setback in his return from a gruesome leg injury sustained at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Kane's penalty miss just after the break was a turning point, hitting the bar after slipping and touching the ball twice, before England once again paid the price for errors.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Their latest is a transfer phenom who can’t miss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“You will miss the best time of the year.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
However, some experts say viewing the competition as a winnable race misses the point.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
“It’s many things,” MacLachlan says when I ask what he misses most about his friend and mentor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Victoria Olaofe, 24, from Bermondsey, works as a sales representative near St Paul's, and she says that her poor mobile service means she misses out on pay.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Waiting for a tame CPI reading as the rationale for holding, he said, misses what Warsh actually emphasized—that it’s the underlying trend that matters, and the trend is still too high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He skims the opening pages that are filled with polite inquiries into his own days in London, remarks about how she misses the city, misses him.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
It is about those clubs who just missed out on the Champions League, or failed to make Europe, or even those who were relegated.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
However, stocks in cyclicals and interest-rate-sensitive sectors have largely missed out on the benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
But Caden Chittenden missed an easy kick wide right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
As he spoke, mothers in the back rows swayed from side to side, hugging exhausted toddlers who had missed nap time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Such loud conversation was not missed by Don Quixote.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Switzerland, ranked 14th in the world, are missing some serious operators, but they are brilliantly coached by Murat Yakin and they're settled and formidable.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
But Reaves also played in a career-low 51 regular-season games, missing significant time because of injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Thousands of protesters wore red and carried symbolic coffins during a demonstration in Mexico City on Saturday, demanding answers about the 43 trainee teachers who went missing 12 years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
With most powertrains, the intermittency of stop-start cycling is no great loss—it’s not like I’m missing the sweaty chatter of the average turbo four.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Hibernation would mean missing out on winter altogether and not having the opportunity to partake of all the things he loved about it.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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