How to Use lose ground in a Sentence
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The country has been losing ground on work and pay for 25 years.
—Stephen Bagwell, Fortune, 13 July 2026
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Unless the answer to both of these questions is ‘yes,’ the stock will likely lose ground.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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Emerging managers who have raised smaller funds, or who are simply young, may lose ground on the size factor.
—Ilya Strebulaev, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
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Despite avoiding the sweep, the Phillies lost ground to the first-place Braves in the series.
—ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
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With the loss, the Orioles lost ground in the chase for the final AL wild-card spot.
—ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
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The company has also lost ground in computer vision, per the report.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
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That lag time between behavior and outcome is where most founders lose ground without realizing it.
—Skye Blanks, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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An executive who had a strong media cycle two years ago and has been quiet since is losing ground inside the engines right now.
—Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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This is why the brands that ran one strong press cycle two years ago and then stopped are losing ground inside the engines right now, even when their products are still excellent.
—Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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Burns was losing ground quickly on the front nine with three straight bogeys, none more damaging than a pitch to the reachable par-four fifth hole that went over the back of the green.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
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Language model and science teams lose ground Zeki’s data suggests the losses are not evenly spread.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
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Now, presidents almost always lose ground in midterm elections, especially when their polling is subpar.
—ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
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Burns was losing ground quickly on the front nine with three straight bogeys, none more damaging than a pitch to the reachable par-4 fifth hole that went over the back of the green.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
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In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi as well as Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost ground.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
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Starbucks and Nike are losing ground to the likes of Luckin Coffee and Anta Sports.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
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Incumbent presidents’ parties usually lose ground in the midterms, but Trump has pulled out the stops to try to keep that from happening this time.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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As America has lost ground in the global production race, New York’s share of the pie is increasing.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
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Republicans hold narrow majorities in the House and the Senate, and the party in power tends to lose ground in the midterms.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
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Small sellers will professionalize their LIVEs, or lose ground.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
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Trying to fight the battle of three years from now while the battle of today is still undecided is one of the most common ways growing organizations lose ground.
—Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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In contrast, European countries are losing ground, with access to 70% or less of novel drugs, often with delays of a year or more.
—Roderick Wong, Fortune, 25 July 2026
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At a time when data shows women are losing ground in the C-suite, Snyder believes the industry should be investing in women on their way up.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
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Marketers continue investing in campaigns that are slowly losing ground because the data reaches them after the platform has changed course.
—Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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Oppenheimer now forecasts a 5% increase in gross merchandise sales growth in the next two years, even as Etsy loses ground in the online handmade market.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
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The losses were broad, with nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 losing ground.
—Damian J. Troise, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
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Republicans have only slim majorities in Congress, and the party in power normally loses ground in the midterms.
—ABC News, 30 June 2026
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Nike is losing ground to newer competitors, its products haven’t created the same excitement and consumers aren’t exactly eager to pay more for sneakers right now.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
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Yet in the global race to develop and commercialize advanced therapies, Europe has been steadily losing ground.
—Kimberley Jane Barnes, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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Hollywood is losing ground to technology platforms whose algorithms reward the loudest voices.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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In the first six months of 2026, Russia’s military has struggled to advance and in reality has lost ground in certain sections of the frontlines.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
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