disadvantage
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The play closed in February, putting it at a disadvantage with Tony voters whose theatergoing typically kicks into high gear in the spring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Operators in strategically important sectors that would otherwise be at a competitive disadvantage to cheaper, more carbon-intensive imports—such as steelmakers and oil refineries—receive free allowances each year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The same mechanism that produces unequal economic opportunity also produces unequal political opportunity—and in politics, the disadvantage compounds across stages.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
As Mansell was said to be more than 20kg heavier than Prost, that in theory put him at a disadvantage of a little over 0.2secs a lap.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Pathogenicity may be something of a disadvantage for most microbes, carrying lethal risks more frightening to them than to us.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
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