PYRRHICVICTORY
Pyrrhic victory
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with such a devastating cost that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way; however, the heavy toll negates any sense of achievement or profit.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Pyrrhic victory
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