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  • present participle of lose.
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losing

[loo-zing] / ˈlu zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
said of one who loses
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ADJECTIVE
said of an activity in which one must lose
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Aside from briefly losing the seat for one term nearly a decade ago, Valadao has hung onto the seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Rather than developing increasingly sophisticated flight abilities, some of the earliest birds appear to have taken a very different evolutionary path, including losing the ability to fly altogether.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But, within a few hours, he deleted his post and the crypto nosedived in value, losing investors most of their money.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some pilots were able to fly fast, but others were losing connection even at speeds well below 160 kilometers an hour, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Think of his mama, getting called into her boss’s office and losing her job.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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