detriment
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And both risk pushing the law toward technical rules that operate to the detriment of voters themselves.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
There’s one antiprinciple to this: Do not invest in companies that intentionally try to addict their customers to spend more time, attention and money on them, to the detriment of those customers’ flourishing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
He accused top officers of promoting “certain soldiers to the detriment of more-worthy ones.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
He expected a scenario of "continuity of the regime with new rules of the game -- perhaps to the detriment of the clerics, but with the same people in charge".
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
“It’s a love of a bonnet, but I prefer the face inside, for it looks young and happy again,” and John kissed the smiling face, to the great detriment of the rosebud under the chin.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing detriment
The Book Thief
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Tears of a Tiger
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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