The sense of loss at his death is tempered by the fact that the music world essentially lost him years ago.

More than $4 billion committed to Russia was essentially lost, with no reforms.

But it was only human for him to empathize with a boy who had essentially lost his mother.

Recovery took several years, and a generation of performers was essentially lost.

This film is essentially lost, with only one of the five reels surviving.

The decision also means that in less than a week the New York region has essentially lost 15 department stores.

Unless coal can be tamed, the game is essentially lost.

Russia has essentially lost the military part of the war; some officials feel it cannot afford to cede the political ground as well.

The work would have started sooner, but Giambi essentially lost about five months to the illness last year.

"You had a competition for students, a competition which the community colleges essentially lost," he said.