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verb • fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense • fail to win • suffer the loss of a person through death or removal • miss from one's possessions; lose sight of • allow to go out of sight or mind • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit • fail to get or obtain • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • withdraw, as from reality • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
Prelude To Defeat With 14 Down Crossword Clue
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FORWANTOFANAIL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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FORWANTOFANAIL
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times08 Nov 1978 | Down 4 | FORWANTOFANAIL |
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