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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Beyond higher fuel costs, travel and transportation companies stand to lose out if the conflict makes consumers too nervous to travel abroad.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos, whose company lost out to Paramount competing bid, walked the red carpet in jeans.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The state gave the nonprofit 90 days to secure two years of operational funding for the expansion or risk losing out on the money.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos, whose company lost out to Paramount competing bid, walked the red carpet in jeans.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos, whose company lost out to Paramount competing bid, walked the red carpet in jeans.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The state gave the nonprofit 90 days to secure two years of operational funding for the expansion or risk losing out on the money.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos, whose company lost out to Paramount competing bid, walked the red carpet in jeans.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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