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disadvantage

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


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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 believes smaller family farms may have been at a disadvantage.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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

He's at something of a disadvantage because most mentors have a partner, another victor to help them whereas Haymitch has to be ready to go into action at any moment.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

"Every method has its advantages and disadvantages, and we believe in a complementary implementation in the future," Kueppers said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

The launch of Geely Automobile’s new AI-powered charging technology materially narrows one of Geely’s product disadvantages, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Are there tax advantages or disadvantages to leaving my assets directly to charities?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

"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

Parents and teachers said consumer AI chatbots were fully unblocked for children on their school-issued devices starting last fall in the district, which serves mostly economically disadvantaged students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Academics would have violated their generation’s ideal of openness if they had said that their schools couldn’t accommodate disadvantaged Americans.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

EU officials rejected that argument, saying the measures are necessary to prevent dominant platforms from disadvantaging rivals.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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

This arrangement allows students at the top of the curve to distinguish themselves, while not disadvantaging the majority of those who earn a “P.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

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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