consecutive loss
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consecutive
adjective
uk/kənˈsek.jə.tɪv/us/kənˈsek.jə.t̬ɪv/
Consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without ...
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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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This was preceded by sixconsecutivelossmaking years dating back to 2005.
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This was the 8thconsecutivelossfor the club and equalled the record for longest losing streak set in 2003.
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Falcons drop to a disappointing record of 55 and has had their thirdconsecutivelossthis season.
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The 61 game, the most lopsided defeat of the season, was their thirdconsecutivelossand third straight home game with only one goal.
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My working hypothesis is that a candidate should retire only after a series of consecutive losses.
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Reed suggested that few candidates continue running after two consecutive losses (1990: 353).
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After trying several different parameters, it became clear that, with a competitive succession rule, the retirement parameter must be adjusted to retiring after only two consecutive losses.
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The team opened the season with four consecutive losses.
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Ultimately, the streak would grow to 80 consecutive losses before it was broken in 1998.
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Proponents of the system argue that the probability of experiencing ten consecutive losses if the bettor is an average, 33 percent handicapper is 1.82 percent.
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The season wound to an end with consecutive losses as the team posted a 412 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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A 40 start was followed by four consecutive losses; the team's 44 record stunned many onlookers.
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The club then won 11 of their first 14 games but this was followed by seven consecutive losses until the end of the season.
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This made 10 consecutive losses, counting his four losses at the end of the previous year.
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They set league records for most losses in a season with 71 losses, and most consecutive losses, with 17 in a row.
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The consecutive losses caused the team to lose almost all of their support in the national rankings.
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He did not fare well in this tournament and after three consecutive losses he withdrew from the tournament due to a right lower thigh inflammation.
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They also set records for most road losses (39 out of 40), most consecutive road losses (37), and most consecutive losses (17).
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This, combined with the fact that strings of consecutive losses actually occur more often than common intuition suggests, can bankrupt a gambler quickly.
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