staggering loss

collocation in English

meaningsofstaggeringandloss

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staggering
adjective
uk
/ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
very shocking ...
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loss
noun
uk
/lɒs/us
/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofstaggeringandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is astaggeringlossboth of employment for those individuals and of our economic base.
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At the best of times, this would be astaggeringloss.
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For yet another year they have had to report astaggeringloss.
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This is astaggeringloss.
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If that is achieved, the staggering losses resulting from fraud will be cut to a minimum.
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One can well imagine the staggering losses that they could inflict upon us.
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We have seen in the last few years some staggering losses sustained by big private companies in merchanting.
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Those that could be sold often took staggering losses.
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The branch was liquidated in 1478 with staggering losses.
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These staggering losses played a definite role in the mutinies and revolts that began to occur.
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In a simulated naval battle, an outnumbered scouting force inflicted staggering losses on a battle fleet in the first effective demonstration of aircraft carriers against sea-based targets.
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Far sooner than expected, barely trained recruits had to be called up for active duty, a process repeated throughout the war as staggering losses continued to mount.
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