out of luck
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Workers trying to find better jobs are probably also out of luck.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Multiple cast members have confirmed some version of the same thing: if you were late to breakfast, you were out of luck.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
If no Roth option is available, workers making over $150,000 in 2025 wanting to make catch-up contributions will be out of luck.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Investors looking to wind down early ahead of the holidays are out of luck this year.
From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025
“Reckon it’s set in for a month, maybe more. But you’re out of luck if you want money from-Stanislaus Grumman, Lee; the man’s dead.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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