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as in absences
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find
he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring
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as in fatalities
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless
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as in decreases
the amount by which something is lessened
was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds
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as in deprivations
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day
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as in devastations
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo
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Recent Examples of losses
Monday’s game will be the Sparks’ first contest since consecutive blowout losses, 125-97 to Toronto on June 25 and 111-87 to Indiana on June 27.
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John W. Davis,
Oc Register,
5 July 2026
The Sox found a way to bounce back after back-to-back walk-off losses.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Both of those losses came in September 2013 in World Cup qualifiers against the United States and Honduras.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
The Braves, fresh off three consecutive series losses, opened this four-game set with a 5-3 win on Friday at Truist Park.
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Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
Golden State finished with a season-high 15 steals after handing Atlanta back-to-back losses to start the Dream's 0-4 road trip.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Many of the attacks targeted energy infrastructure and commercial sites, causing billions of dollars of economic losses and shattering their image as a safe haven for foreign travel and investment.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Bond puts increase in value when bond prices fall and interest rates rise, allowing investors to offset losses elsewhere in their portfolios if borrowing costs jump unexpectedly.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
His 2022 autobiographical family drama, The Fabelmans, proved a critical hit but a financial dud, and his adaptation of West Side Story was a straight-up flop (with losses reportedly running to $100 million).
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
John W. Davis,
Oc Register,
5 July 2026
The Sox found a way to bounce back after back-to-back walk-off losses.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Both of those losses came in September 2013 in World Cup qualifiers against the United States and Honduras.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
The Braves, fresh off three consecutive series losses, opened this four-game set with a 5-3 win on Friday at Truist Park.
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Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
Golden State finished with a season-high 15 steals after handing Atlanta back-to-back losses to start the Dream's 0-4 road trip.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Many of the attacks targeted energy infrastructure and commercial sites, causing billions of dollars of economic losses and shattering their image as a safe haven for foreign travel and investment.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Bond puts increase in value when bond prices fall and interest rates rise, allowing investors to offset losses elsewhere in their portfolios if borrowing costs jump unexpectedly.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
His 2022 autobiographical family drama, The Fabelmans, proved a critical hit but a financial dud, and his adaptation of West Side Story was a straight-up flop (with losses reportedly running to $100 million).
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losses
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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The three fatalities are believed to have been children all under the age of 13, CBS Chicago reports, citing law enforcement sources.
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Between 2012 and 2017, Nadal suffered seven shock defeats at Grand Slams before the quarterfinals.
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At one point in the 1980s, a local news article reported that the district attorney’s office had suffered nine trial defeats in a row.
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And Egypt’s Mohamed Salah’s tenure as a Liverpool player coincided with significant decreases in anti-Muslim hate crimes across the city.
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Local law enforcement have touted recent decreases in crime on the CTA in particular, which beefed up security staffing in December and again in March.
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Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.
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Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.
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Instant extinctions are not limited to mechanical innovations like photography and cinematography, however.
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Although the cartilaginous fish have survived the last five extinctions our planet has faces, more than a third of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing, habitat loss and climate change.
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Ground robots can resupply frontline positions or evacuate casualties without exposing another crew to drone attack.
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Doabi said Kurdish anger is being driven not only by the latest casualties, but by a broader sense that Iran has been able to target Kurdish areas and opposition groups systemically without consequence.
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The fair has already seen a series of setbacks that include cancellations from artists on the lineup, sparse crowds, electricity issues and even melted ice cream.
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But for many of the organization’s other pitching prospects in recent seasons, injury setbacks have been especially difficult to overcome.
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Voltage reductions were also happening earlier in the day in parts of Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, Con Edison spokesperson Jamie McShane told CNN.
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On the other hand, massive reductions in the number of incoming immigrants do not increase such jobs.
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“Losses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losses. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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