: presenting two options both of which put one at a disadvantage
a lose-lose proposition
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Still, such a war would create a lose-lose scenario for everyone.
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Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
So, even though acquiring Juniper would significantly improve HPE’s profitability mix to almost 50% attributed to the higher multiple networking business, many market participants may be looking at this as a lose-lose.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
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So far the European approach has been to selectively target politically sensitive goods rather than impose sweeping retaliation, since like most economists, officials view tariff wars as a lose-lose game.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
So, even though acquiring Juniper would significantly improve HPE’s profitability mix to almost 50% attributed to the higher multiple networking business, many market participants may be looking at this as a lose-lose.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
More from Personal Finance: Tariffs are ‘lose-lose’ for U.S. jobs and industry
Why uncertainty makes the stock market go haywire
Americans are suffering from ‘sticker shock’ — how to adjust
Many studies show a direct correlation between financial literacy and financial success.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
So far the European approach has been to selectively target politically sensitive goods rather than impose sweeping retaliation, since like most economists, officials view tariff wars as a lose-lose game.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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 5 May. 2025.
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