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Discover LudwigThe phrase "accept a loss" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when acknowledging that a defeat or setback is unavoidable and must be recognized.
Example: "After reviewing the game footage, the coach had to accept a loss and focus on improving for the next match."
Alternatives: "acknowledge a defeat" or "come to terms with a loss."
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This time, I wasn't going to accept a loss".
The kid on the ball field who couldn't accept a loss or an out.
The steel company could enforce price stability because it seemed willing to accept a loss.
There is another possibility now, which is that the Trump faction will not accept a loss.
In some cases it has had to accept a loss on these assets.
Virtually every Tottenham player has his price, albeit a very large one – Levy refuses to accept a loss.
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"If you look at this year, not a single person accepts a loss".
It accepted a loss on the risk it took, and we accepted the consequences on our side of the deal.
Or he could even say that he accepts a loss, if he in fact loses, and then maintain power by concentrating on running Serbia.
Accepting a loss it was not required to take would have gone against Goldman's duty to its shareholders, and, Mr. Viniar added, to taxpayers.
I found that if litigants received a fair and unbiased hearing and a credible explanation of the basis for my decision, they usually accepted a loss without bitterness or anger.
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