Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Seek
Seek verb - To go in search of.
Usage example: Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Children are so fragile, and werewolves lose control so easily... Glory Seeker: Cahalith werewolves seek Glory and this gets more pronounced in the Second Edition.
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All this drove away companies that could seek naming rights, making Corinthians lose a profitable opportunity.
Source: I Have Many Names -
A hero has gotten so accustomed to The Call, they go out and seek new abilities if they lose them.
Source: Got the Call on Speed Dial
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