lose out
verb
lost out; losing out; loses out
: to fail to win in competition : fail to receive an expected reward or gain
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Also losing out are companies that produce solar energy, electric vehicles and hydrogen power — among others.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, losing out on more seasons of Zoë Kravitz playing a lovably bisexual mess navigating New York City particularly stings.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Russia, once the indispensable powerbroker in the region, could lose out.
—Michele Crestani, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But Maresca will lose out by not having Neto out wide or Palmer playing behind the striker.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, losing out on more seasons of Zoë Kravitz playing a lovably bisexual mess navigating New York City particularly stings.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Russia, once the indispensable powerbroker in the region, could lose out.
—Michele Crestani, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But Maresca will lose out by not having Neto out wide or Palmer playing behind the striker.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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