Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Make sure
Make sure verb - Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.
Both terms in one sentence
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Her husband and the rest of the NWA killed people to make sure it would never lose again.
Source: Film / Hot Fuzz -
He then says what sounds a lot like Last Words to Agil and Klein, and asks Kayaba to make sure Asuna can't commit suicide if he should lose, almost as if he was expecting to die.
Source: Light Novel / Sword Art Online -
You don't have to win the first two rounds; you just have to make sure you don't lose.
Source: Series / Cutthroat Kitchen
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