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defeat

noun as in frustration

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Clarke behaved in exactly the same way he does in defeat.

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The defeat of Harris, a preeminent California Democrat who served as the state’s attorney general and U.S.

Hemp missed City's past two matches, including Saturday's 2-0 defeat by title rivals Chelsea, but the club has not specified the nature of the injury or how long she will be out.

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A record 11 successive Test match defeats has prompted fierce speculation over the head coach.

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But a tough opening to his tenure, which included two heavy defeats by Belgium and four-goal loss in Russia, quelled optimism.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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