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Pyr·rhic vic·tory [ˌpɪrɪkˈvɪktəri] N

Pyrrhic victory

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Pyrrhic victory fig

Pyrrhussieg m form

pyrrhic victory

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However, it was a Pyrrhic victory. en.wikipedia.org

The relatively fast successful but Pyrrhic victory made these plans obsolete. en.wikipedia.org

If the sides are nearly evenly matched, the outcome of a war of attrition is likely to be a Pyrrhic victory. en.wikipedia.org

John's eventual Pyrrhic victory leaves this run with closure, and a relatively clean slate for a new writer to take over. en.wikipedia.org

A pyrrhic victory perhaps, but no doubt it is simply intended to be a battle in a bigger war. theconversation.com

He lost at least 30,000 of them there, to gain a narrow and Pyrrhic victory almost 1000km mi deep into hostile territory. en.wikipedia.org

However, a battle may end in a Pyrrhic victory, which ultimately favors the defeated party. en.wikipedia.org

The device's detonation before the player reaches a minimum safe distance results in a pyrrhic victory. en.wikipedia.org

To many the compromise agreement was seen as a Pyrrhic victory for both sides. en.wikipedia.org

That is not to say that a win in court is a Pyrrhic victory, but the road to that victory must be tempered with realism. www.mondaq.com

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