straight loss

collocation in English

meaningsofstraightandloss

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straight
adjective
adverb
uk
/streɪt/us
/streɪt/
continuing in one direction without bending ...
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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 ofstraightandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Consequently, last year there was astraightlossof £200 million in the motor industry alone.
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This was her 12thstraightloss.
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They would go on to their fifthstraightlossin a row by a score of 49-20.
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Their thirdstraightlossdropped the 49ers to 17.
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But scored only three, in suffering their secondstraightloss.
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Four straight losses followed to close out the season.
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It then completed its campaign with a disastrous run of seven straight losses.
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In 1947, a 221 start was followed by three straight losses.
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Five straight losses followed, as the players struggled to adapt.
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Three straight losses followed, and as a result four players were transfer listed.
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Three more wins would be followed by four straight losses which ended any hopes of postseason play.
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However, the season started out with five straight losses which forced changes to be made.
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Three straight losses dropped the team out of the national rankings.
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However, four straight losses in the opening month set the trend for what would become a topsy-turvy campaign.
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This was followed by three straight losses to the other home nations.
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