Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.
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We’ll there was that time Kublai Khan tried to invade Japan with the largest amphibious assault in history (until D-day) and got absolutely wrecked by a typhoon.
Then tried again a few years later, with an even larger force, and got wrecked by another typhoon.
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Their blunder was using disgruntled Chinese labor to build their ships. It turns out that conquering people makes them rather upset.
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You can’t leave aside the fact that those typhoons were called “Divine Winds”, or kamikaze.
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