lose touch
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Footballers are like ships in the night sometimes - you can lose touch with old team-mates for ages but when you meet up, you just pick up where you left off.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“Just when did it happen,” Roy asks himself, “when exactly did you lose touch with your own humanity?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
But when they are bulldozed, their inhabitants lose touch with friends, documents, caseworkers, and public services.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025
“I don’t ever lose touch with the game of basketball,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
The next decision was obvious: we four girls would be sent summers to the Island so we wouldn't lose touch with la familia.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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