losing end

collocation in English

meaningsofloseandend

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lose
verb
uk
/luːz/us
/luːz/
to no longer have something because you do not know where ...
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end
noun
uk
/end/us
/end/
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from ...
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(Definition ofloseandendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflosing end

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Local communities often find themselves on thelosingend.
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We are on the gaining end of this change and not on thelosingend.
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Local authorities will not want to be on thelosingendof planning appeals.
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Small, family-run businesses will be at thelosingendof a commercial battle with the large supermarkets.
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We shall always see that the poorest and weakest in our society will be on thelosingend.
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There is a feeling in our part of the world that we are always at thelosingend.
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I have given way three times to him and it is clear that he realises that he is on thelosingendof the argument.
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All the time that the bulk of the money from the common pool is spent on agricultural support, this country is on thelosingend.
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Why should the taxpayers' money be devoted to financing thelosingendof the industry and be precluded from taking any part in the profitable end?
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Well, this leaves out of account the fact that while our industrial partners were at thelosingendof the oil crisis, we were at the gaining end.
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Furnas came up on thelosingendon this particular occasion.
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However, her team ended up on thelosingendof the contest.
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While he still earned victories against enhancement talent, he was usually on thelosingendagainst established stars.
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It's ugly and bleak but then so too is life, especially when you're on thelosingend.
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In the second innings he made 32 and finished the series on thelosingendof a 50 whitewash.
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A pastor who violates this trust might be on thelosingendof a suit for an invasion of privacy or defamation.
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Liang was involved in another final-drame decider, but was this time on thelosingendas he bowed out of the tournament on the opening day, 910.
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His wit and cunning has also helped him escape from danger, often turning the tables on his enemies unexpectedly when he is apparently on thelosingend.
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The player who circles the fastest is the winner, however those on thelosingendcan eventually build up a meter that gives them access to unique power-ups.
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