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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But its plans to sell directly to consumers, as Tesla does, quickly prompted controversy and pushback from auto dealerships, who’d lose out on sales, Auto Week reported last year.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Does a fear of losing out on love keep you in unhealthy relationships?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Watch Offerman reflect on losing out on the Tom Cruise superlative — and, later working with Cruise — in the clip above.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 7 May 2025
Despite a fresh relevance and a recent spike in popularity for Edward Berger’s timely drama Conclave, the film lost out to Sean Baker’s Anora in the Best International Film category.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Does a fear of losing out on love keep you in unhealthy relationships?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Watch Offerman reflect on losing out on the Tom Cruise superlative — and, later working with Cruise — in the clip above.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 7 May 2025
Despite a fresh relevance and a recent spike in popularity for Edward Berger’s timely drama Conclave, the film lost out to Sean Baker’s Anora in the Best International Film category.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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