as in disasters
something that has failed
the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers
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Recent Examples of losers
Winners, losers, and the suppliers caught in between Rivals are catching on.
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Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
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Jay Woods,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The new-look Raiders join the list of winners, with the full list of losers also in the story.
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Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Here are the real winners and losers of this year’s tournament.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
And Fabian's small news story voided the side of the bets predicting no missile, angering the losers.
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Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
But what happens next is deeply dependent on who AI’s winners (and losers) are.
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Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Among the biggest losers on Tuesday, however, was chip maker Micron Technology, whose shares plummeted 12%.
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John Ruwitch,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Chip companies were among the biggest losers in overnight trading, with Micron and Intel both down more than 7%.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The new-look Raiders join the list of winners, with the full list of losers also in the story.
—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Here are the real winners and losers of this year’s tournament.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
And Fabian's small news story voided the side of the bets predicting no missile, angering the losers.
—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
But what happens next is deeply dependent on who AI’s winners (and losers) are.
—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Among the biggest losers on Tuesday, however, was chip maker Micron Technology, whose shares plummeted 12%.
—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Chip companies were among the biggest losers in overnight trading, with Micron and Intel both down more than 7%.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
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Cheap financial capital has flooded into the industry, lowering the cost of protecting against disasters, but Bäte thinks the trend cannot continue forever.
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City leaders recognize the difficulty for families and communities dealing with vacant disasters.
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According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
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Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
Noun
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The Braves are finally good again after a series of disappointments.
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Engagement is nonnegotiable; the only real choice is whether to pair cash with deep understanding or keep deploying context-blind models and relive the same disappointments.
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Prominent voices fear that the end result of the transformative technology is a job bloodbath and national security catastrophes, while others believe a new era of productivity is ready to be unlocked, with society living longer and healthier lives.
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Healthcare registers the effects of climate catastrophes, ecosystem failures and food shortages that also fuel political and social crises.
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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