miss out
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"Because we mustn't miss out -- especially us, as we're in our final year," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
There the narrator meets both Homer and Odysseus, who now regrets his actions in the “Odyssey,” when he was fool enough to leave Calypso’s island and miss out on her offer of immortality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I do believe we miss out on things when we’re not allowing ourselves to have some of these spontaneous interactions.”
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I guess I did miss out on high school and ‘the norm.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Well, that’s a chance I got to take, beautiful as I am. But if you ain’t well a week from today, you’re gonna miss out on the turkey and stuffings.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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