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Having Failed To Win Is Punished

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99%6Exact Match!
adjective

• formed or made thin by hammering

adjective satellite

• much trodden and worn smooth or bare

29%8Failed to win
adjective

• beaten or overcome; not victorious

noun

• people who are defeated

adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

29%5Failed to win
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