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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In addition to hampering the states’ climate goals, losing out on all that renewable power could drive up electricity prices throughout the region, Democratic officials say.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
This levels the playing field, so companies that register a large number of unique candidates are more likely to see a higher number of approvals, rather than losing out to firms that previously relied on multiple entries for the same individuals.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
But in the end there is no escaping the fact that improving access is almost certainly bound to lead to poorer performers who were previously tolerated in the absence of better alternatives losing out.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
These vans tend to lack the height and floor area for a full-time wet bathroom, anyway, so can accommodate a convertible longitudinal double bed without losing out on much.
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
This levels the playing field, so companies that register a large number of unique candidates are more likely to see a higher number of approvals, rather than losing out to firms that previously relied on multiple entries for the same individuals.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
But in the end there is no escaping the fact that improving access is almost certainly bound to lead to poorer performers who were previously tolerated in the absence of better alternatives losing out.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
These vans tend to lack the height and floor area for a full-time wet bathroom, anyway, so can accommodate a convertible longitudinal double bed without losing out on much.
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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