lost ground
Example Sentences
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Considered the “Giant of CONCACAF,” Mexico has remained dominant in its region since 2010, with five Gold Cups, although it has lost ground to the United States in the Nations League.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
After the results and the webinar, Strategy lost ground and the stock drifted 0.3% lower in premarket trade.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
When Swinney last led the SNP in the early noughties the party lost ground in elections for Westminster 2001, Holyrood in 2003 and in the European elections in 2004.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It lost ground to other carriers after a failed bid to overhaul its business-travel strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
If those classrooms held their gains while the classrooms with a suspected cheater lost ground, the cheating teachers could hardly argue that their students did worse only because the scores wouldn’t count.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
