disadvantage
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But it can be a disadvantage when interest rates decline, since longer-duration portfolios will rise in value more rapidly.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 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
So do those who are led to believe they’re at a relative disadvantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
I am at a disadvantage: I’m in my crumpled, gravy-spotted Swiss Chalet uniform, my armpits are sweaty, my feet hurt, my hair in this humidity is unruly and dank and curling like singed wool.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
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