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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Despite the growing national media narrative about Wilson potentially losing out to the rookie Jaxson Dart, New York head coach Brian Daboll threw cold water on that idea ahead of the first day of training camp.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
White, who served as national executive director and lead negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild from 2009 to 2021, was a finalist for the NFLPA job in 2023, but lost out to Howell, who appealed to players because of his business acumen as a former chief financial officer of Booz Allen Hamilton.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Beyoncé has previously been nominated for her Lemonade special, which lost out to The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category in 2016, and her Homecoming documentary in the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) in 2019.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Currently, women and girls in low- and middle-income countries lose out on $15 billion in economic opportunities annually due to digital skills and internet access gaps.
—Gracy Chen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
White, who served as national executive director and lead negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild from 2009 to 2021, was a finalist for the NFLPA job in 2023, but lost out to Howell, who appealed to players because of his business acumen as a former chief financial officer of Booz Allen Hamilton.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Beyoncé has previously been nominated for her Lemonade special, which lost out to The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category in 2016, and her Homecoming documentary in the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) in 2019.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Currently, women and girls in low- and middle-income countries lose out on $15 billion in economic opportunities annually due to digital skills and internet access gaps.
—Gracy Chen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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