missed

Example Sentences

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"It's a pity" China has missed out on every World Cup except 2002, he said, given football's popularity at home.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

To be sure, Social Security is not going bankrupt, and the program has never missed a payment in its roughly 90-year history.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

GSK missed out on a lot of growth after shedding its oncology business just over a decade ago, a move that many on Wall Street and in the industry thought was a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Friends of the Earth Scotland's Catrina Randall said the "meagre" reduction figures were a "missed opportunity" to improve the lives of Scots.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They were loved while they were with us and missed when they left, whatever the reason.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen