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disadvantage

[dis-uhd-van-tij, -vahn-] / ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


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Carney needs to "think hard about his next move," Fagan argued, and ensure any new countermeasures are chosen strategically while recognizing Canada "is always going to be at a disadvantage."

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

These associations remained after the researchers accounted for other factors that could have influenced the results, including childhood cognitive ability, education level and childhood disadvantage.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Most people see renting as a disadvantage, Leung said, but “renting below our means allowed us to save a lot.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Centennial was at a severe disadvantage by not having two potential starters available on its offensive line because of injuries.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

His manners are extremely crude, I thought, trying to put him at a disadvantage in my own mind by pointedly taking a small piece of the cheesy stuff and placing it neatly into my mouth.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But financial advisers are starting to be more honest about owning’s disadvantages too.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Zuckerberg also wrote that one of the U.S.’s current disadvantages in its race against China to develop superintelligent computer systems is the difficulty of building infrastructure stateside.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

It said the school leaned on how applicants answered “hardship” questions — which ask students how they overcame disadvantages — as a proxy for race.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Critics argue that it disadvantages Wales and the English regions by channelling investment to the south east of England.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The tip would be discussed, as would the disadvantages of living in this particular neighborhood.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

In a statement, he added that the name of the unit posed "obvious problems of definition" and "risks being deeply patronising, to equate being working class with being disadvantaged".

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

In response, Givan said it was about not taking a blanket approach, adding that "those struggling to make end meets" should not be disadvantaged because they work.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

He added, “An attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States, the Canadian industry is going to be disadvantaged relative to American industry…That’s not something we’re going to accept.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

In Gamper's view, women should not be financially disadvantaged because of their anatomy or because they need cubicles for safety reasons, for example.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Or should we encourage disadvantaged groups to struggle for equality through collective action?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

“What happens is that we put something in place for a minority, but then it ends up helping a majority without disadvantaging anyone.”

From BBC May 29, 2024

ANZ's three larger rivals have started considering lending without applying the 3% buffer, saying it is disadvantaging some borrowers.

From Reuters Jul. 12, 2023

The NSA does train intelligence analysts on rules that prohibit the collection of intelligence for suppressing dissent or disadvantaging people based on their race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, and is reviewing ODNI’s recommendations.

From Seattle Times Jun. 14, 2022




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