get lost
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"But those tags can stop omitting their sound and that's when tags and the hedgehogs kind of get lost," said Kerrigan.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The problem, Adair said, is that evidence-based answers and solutions can get lost in the fervor.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Whether your escape is sports, entertainment, gossip, conspiracy theories or mass hallucination, you can get lost to the point where there is no tether to reality at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Tío Ermenio pauses and appears to get lost in his thoughts before he takes off again up another flight of stairs.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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