drawback

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One drawback of Wales' enterprising style under Bellamy is the way in which it can leave them defensively vulnerable.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The drawback of these places is that they tend to have higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

A worse drawback would be if the bull case is just wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Those measures have the virtue of simplicity — they’re only three pages long — but the drawback, also, of simplicity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

But zirconium has one drawback: At extremely high heat, it reacts with steam.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland