miss out
Example Sentences
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On a $10,000 loan at a healthy and steady 10% growth rate over the five-year term of the loan, you’d miss out on probably less than $6,000 in growth, because you’d be paying it back as you go.
From MarketWatch
The investigation will hone in on repeated prompts that urge users not to miss out on rewards or purchase time-limited offers, the watchdog said.
The findings suggest that relying solely on short-term risk estimates may cause some patients to miss out on treatments that could help them live longer and avoid serious heart complications.
From Science Daily
"It felt huge and scary for a bit, and I had to miss out on the Regretting You premiere and some other important career and personal moments, I just wasn't ready to share with anyone until I knew what the outcome would be," she said.
From BBC
Not only did they miss out on the forward to their bitter rivals, they also sacked head coach Ruben Amorim, with ex-midfielder Michael Carrick taking interim charge for the remainder of the season.
From BBC
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