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 could both clubs lose out because Scott decides to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies?
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Beyond the cost of their runway packages, Drag Race competitors also lose out on income while filming the show, as season 12 competitor Heidi N Closet pointed out in a May 2023 X post.
—James Factora, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Some face the possibility of losing out on crucial income by having their tracks passed over for playlist placement or replaced in favor of PFC; others, who record PFC music themselves, must often give up control of certain royalty rights that, if a track becomes popular, could be highly lucrative.
—Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Homes for quadriplegics lost out on a raise after Californians passed Prop. 35.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Beyond the cost of their runway packages, Drag Race competitors also lose out on income while filming the show, as season 12 competitor Heidi N Closet pointed out in a May 2023 X post.
—James Factora, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Some face the possibility of losing out on crucial income by having their tracks passed over for playlist placement or replaced in favor of PFC; others, who record PFC music themselves, must often give up control of certain royalty rights that, if a track becomes popular, could be highly lucrative.
—Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Homes for quadriplegics lost out on a raise after Californians passed Prop. 35.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Lose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20out. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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