disserve
Example Sentences
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Another change would “cause substantial disruption and disserve the public interest,” the administration said.
From Seattle Times
In his opinion, Judge O’Connor, appointed in 2007 by President George W. Bush, said the plaintiffs satisfied the law’s requirements for a preliminary injunction — the case is likely to succeed on the merits, has demonstrated a substantial threat of irreparable harm, has shown the “balance of hardships” is in their favor, and an injunction “will not disserve the public interest.”
From Washington Times
"On a variety of levels, unregulated corporate electioneering might diminish the ability of citizens to 'hold officials accountable to the people,' and disserve the goal of a public debate that is 'uninhibited, robust, and wide-open.'"
From Salon
Dr. Bibbins-Domingo saw another downside in this method: “With everyone out there lying about being immunocompromised, lying about their status, this will just wreak havoc with the data. We want public health decisions to be based on good data. It is a disserve to treat medicine like a restaurant where we go in and order from a menu.”
From New York Times
The company will definitely dispute the government’s characterization of the relevant market—the range of firms with which Facebook competes and that could steal its business if it tries to disserve consumers.
From Slate
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