lose-lose
It's a real win-win for everyone.
Let's find a way to make a win-win out of this.
In the long run, a win-win is the only realistic goal.

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asset
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fruitfully
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win-win | American Dictionary

win-win
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈwɪnˈwɪn/
having a benefit for everyone that is involved, or a benefit for one person or group no matter what the result is:
State officials claim it's a win-win situation for property owners and taxpayers.

win-win | Business English

win-win
adjective
uk /ˈwɪnwɪn/us
a win-win situation or result is one that is good for everyone involved:
This deal works for everyone. It's a win-win situation.

win-win

noun[ U ]
It's a win-win for both the employer and the employee.

Examples of win-win

win-win
Using simulations, we have seen that increases in abatement spending may yield a win-win situation.
By ignoring this possibility the straight win-win story can be maintained.
Thus, their phasing-out constitutes the so-called win-win reforms that yield positive gains for the environment and, at the same time, can increase economic efficiency.
The point to be emphasized here is the win-win nature of the investment in high-efficiency boilers.
Of, course the result that a win-win situation may be observed crucially depends on the damage caused by the temperature increase.
She identifies conversion of petrol and diesel vehicles to compressed natural gas as win-win options for consumers since they decrease pollution and save costs.
To my mind, this is a win-win situation.
A typical postmodernist strategy is to do both these things simultaneously, so as to collapse notions of value into a win-win polysemy.
That is, trade liberalization is a win-win type of policy in this case.
This environmental gain is achieved with gains in economic efficiency rather than economic costs-a win-win outcome for the environment and the economy.
In addition, technologies which are suitable for land already in cultivation rather than cleared forest land offer win-win-win opportunities.
Furthermore, when the returns to perennial production are high, environmental improvements associated with tree planting can coincide with improvements in household welfare-a potential win-win situation.
As a business model, mass customization is a "win-win" strategy for the customer and producer.
Conservation policies should target win-win options through interventions aimed at improving technologies for private and common lands as well as institutional changes.
That is, to what extent are there unambiguous win-win possibilities for reducing those emissions that would benefit the global economy and the global environment?
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