How to Use lose ground in a Sentence

lose ground

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  • The country has been losing ground on work and pay for 25 years.
    — Stephen Bagwell, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • That lag time between behavior and outcome is where most founders lose ground without realizing it.
    — Skye Blanks, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • This is why the brands that ran one strong press cycle two years ago and then stopped are losing ground inside the engines right now, even when their products are still excellent.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Burns was losing ground quickly on the front nine with three straight bogeys, none more damaging than a pitch to the reachable par-four fifth hole that went over the back of the green.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Burns was losing ground quickly on the front nine with three straight bogeys, none more damaging than a pitch to the reachable par-4 fifth hole that went over the back of the green.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • In contrast, European countries are losing ground, with access to 70% or less of novel drugs, often with delays of a year or more.
    — Roderick Wong, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Republicans have only slim majorities in Congress, and the party in power normally loses ground in the midterms.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • In the first six months of 2026, Russia’s military has struggled to advance and in reality has lost ground in certain sections of the frontlines.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • While Nike was losing ground, On Running and Hoka were gaining market share, and Adidas was regaining lifestyle ground.
    — Kerry Huang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The traditional resume is losing ground to personal branding and content creation, which serve as the primary currency for opportunities.
    — Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Soon, however, downtown retailers began to lose ground to newer, more modern shopping centers such as Colonial Plaza and Western Way.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • His remarks reflect a desire by the administration to bolster the US’ nascent open-source industry, which is increasingly concerned about losing ground to China.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Others risk losing ground as AI gets trapped in pilots that never scale, widening the performance gap between early adopters and laggards – and creating a new digital divide inside every industry.
    — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026
  • The Chicago Cubs are struggling and losing ground in the NL Central, with star offseason acquisition Alex Bregman facing intense scrutiny.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Kotagal highlighted a 2024 report on the tech sector that showed that women had made virtually no gains between 2014 and 2022, and that workers under 40 years old had actually lost ground.
    — Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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