1
: resulting in or likely to result in defeat
a losing battle
a losing poker hand
2
: marked by many losses or more losses than wins
a losing streak
a losing record
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On Friday, the major averages posted a losing week, with all three major averages lower by more than 2%.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 May 2025
James Harden began this Western Conference first-round series against the Denver Nuggets with a game-high 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting in a losing effort.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But even that fund is on track for a losing February.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
On the losing end of Wall Street was Johnson & Johnson, which dropped 7.6% after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge denied the company’s settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 May 2025
James Harden began this Western Conference first-round series against the Denver Nuggets with a game-high 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting in a losing effort.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But even that fund is on track for a losing February.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
On the losing end of Wall Street was Johnson & Johnson, which dropped 7.6% after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge denied the company’s settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Losing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/losing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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