Pyrrhic victory
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editEtymology
editAfter Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, who suffered heavy losses while defeating the Romans.
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editPyrrhic victory (plural Pyrrhic victories)
- A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.
- 2005 October 6, The Guardian[1]:
- Tough pensions regulation designed to protect employees in final-salary occupational schemes will prove a pyrrhic victory for unions and the government, a report warned yesterday.
- 2002 November 21, Amos Elon, “Israelis & Palestinians: What Went Wrong?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]:
- We now know that it [the Six-Day War] was a Pyrrhic victory.
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edita costly victory
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