win or lose

idiom

: whether one succeeds or fails
Win or lose, we'll give it our best effort.

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Every Monday after an Eagles game, Nick Sirianni reviews a personal checklist based on his core principles to determine how his team played — win or lose. Zach Berman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Deion is correct in that win or lose people will talk about Colorado. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025 Bet $5 on Bears-Texans after activating the latest FanDuel promo code offer and get $200 in bonus bets, win or lose. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Where some bets are placed on who will win or lose a game, a prop bet allows a bettor to wager on an individual occurrence within that game, whether on the field or off it. Nbc News, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for win or lose

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“Win or lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win%20or%20lose. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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