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- noun One who is not a
winner ; aloser orrunner-up .
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Examples
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The election is over, and though your candidate might be what OSU advertising professor Roy Kelsey calls a "nonwinner," that's no reason to make a rash decision to move to Canada or another foreign country.
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The election is over, and though your candidate might be what OSU advertising professor Roy Kelsey calls a "nonwinner," that's no reason to make a rash decision to move to Canada or another foreign country.
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The election is over, and though your candidate might be what OSU advertising professor Roy Kelsey calls a "nonwinner," that's no reason to make a rash decision to move to Canada or another foreign country.
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The election is over, and though your candidate might be what OSU advertising professor Roy Kelsey calls a "nonwinner," that's no reason to make a rash decision to move to Canada or another foreign country.
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Berkowitz wasn't the only nonwinner with a cheering section.
Your Take on Morningstar's Fund Managers of the Year - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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Online daily deals leader Groupon GRPN dealt up a nonwinner with its first quarterly financial report following its November initial public offering.
unknown title 2012
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The prize's literary director Ion Trewin called Bainbridge a "very gracious nonwinner" and said Tuesday that while she may have been the "eternal Booker Bridesmaid," at least Master Georgie had become a "Booker Bride."
The Seattle Times 2011
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