disadvantage
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“Maybe the business is already at a disadvantage and then they get into an MCA, which makes things even worse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
He argues that he was put at a disadvantage because polling was extended by two hours on election day - even though the extension was requested by both his party and that of his rival.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Ash and other members told MarketWatch that they believed the status quo left American consumers at a disadvantage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The experiments revealed that the nightjar's broad wing tips, which likely help it maneuver during slow flight, become a disadvantage as the bird flies faster.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Sometimes the balance is in his favor; sometimes — and all too often through his own activities — it is shifted to his disadvantage.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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This is their eighth playoff berth in the past nine years, a remarkable achievement considering all of their disadvantages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Are there tax advantages or disadvantages to leaving my assets directly to charities?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
As F1's smallest team, both in terms of personnel and budget, Haas have some natural disadvantages that are hard to overcome.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Rather than carefully comparing the advantages and disadvantages of every available option, people may rely on memories of what they chose previously.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
I was beginning to see that growing up knowing only one other person had some serious disadvantages.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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About half of the student body at Da Vinci Communications, the public charter school where Jackson still teaches, is economically disadvantaged, according to U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Storey said the current police funding model, which Mahmood had previously committed to reviewing, disadvantaged the Teesside force.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"We cannot accept the situation where our communities are disadvantaged simply because of where they live," O'Cofaigh continued.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Disadvantaged children attend disadvantaged schools, located in disadvantaged areas," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The facility was founded and managed by the Daughters of Charity, a Catholic order dedicated to caring for the sick and disadvantaged.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Dr Eleanor Drage, a senior researcher at the University of Cambridge, said concerns about AI disadvantaging women in recruitment are "very justified".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
A unit of SpaceX is suing Apple for disadvantaging its AI app, and the company is now prototyping its own smartphone-like AI device.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
He also argued that ranking applicants by SAT scores ends up disadvantaging high-achieving low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Also, many state guidelines were designed decades ago to benefit victims who would make the best witnesses, disadvantaging people with criminal histories, among others.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023
Like the others, the White House version suggests numerous practices that developers and users of AI software should voluntarily follow to prevent the technology from unfairly disadvantaging people.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2022
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