: presenting two options both of which put one at a disadvantage
a lose-lose proposition
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This lose-lose situation is also evident with these laws’ age-verification requirements under which social media companies must verify the identity of all their users, not just minors.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
That was a lose-lose AI diplomacy strategy.
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Small business loan rejection rates in the United States remain stubbornly high, which is a lose-lose scenario.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Instead of grand gestures and spontaneous displays of affection, dating has become a lose-lose competition of restraint: who replies slower, who reveals less, who seems harder to lock down.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
That was a lose-lose AI diplomacy strategy.
—Tanvi Ratna, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Small business loan rejection rates in the United States remain stubbornly high, which is a lose-lose scenario.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Instead of grand gestures and spontaneous displays of affection, dating has become a lose-lose competition of restraint: who replies slower, who reveals less, who seems harder to lock down.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lose-lose
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“Lose-lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose-lose. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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