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 the losing end of Wall Street, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment tumbled 20.1% after reporting a worse loss for the latest quarter than expected.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
And in Brooklyn, the point of attack is Thomas, the former Kyrie Irving understudy who erupted for 43 points on 16-of-22 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 shooting from deep albeit in a losing effort against the Knicks on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
But the Rams did make some progress on those other notes even in a losing effort against the Packers in Week 5.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 19 Oct. 2024
On the losing end of Wall Street were oil-and-gas companies, which gave back some of their big recent gains driven by the last week’s jump in crude prices.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
And in Brooklyn, the point of attack is Thomas, the former Kyrie Irving understudy who erupted for 43 points on 16-of-22 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 shooting from deep albeit in a losing effort against the Knicks on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
But the Rams did make some progress on those other notes even in a losing effort against the Packers in Week 5.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 19 Oct. 2024
On the losing end of Wall Street were oil-and-gas companies, which gave back some of their big recent gains driven by the last week’s jump in crude prices.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Losing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/losing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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