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"could have been lost" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express the possibility of something happening in the past that did not actually occur. For example, "We were so late for our flight, I thought our luggage could have been lost."
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I could have been lost in the shuffle there.
Both games could have been won, both could have been lost.
But for vigorous campaigns in the 19th century, the heath could have been lost to housing.
"Lives could have been lost as a result of this bombing," he said.
None of this could have been lost on the perpetrators of this tragedy.
"And you get back some ad dollars that could have been lost to ad blocking techniques".
I believe, now, that I could have been lost, just then".
The order could have been lost from Hill's command as the troops were leaving Frederick, just as easily as it could have been lost on its way to him.
"What's fascinating is that it all could have been lost, but for this accidental collector," Ms. Borthwick said.
It gives a new voice to a teeming world of music that could have been lost for ever.
Important evidence in at least 18 fatal accidents could have been lost because so many federal investigators were on furlough.
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