"lose-lose" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2024 October 30, Paul Clifton, “How can freight be a major part of rail's future?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 57:",
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        "Having only negative outcomes."
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          "word": "heads I win, tails you lose"
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