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drawback

[draw-bak] / ˈdrɔˌbæk /


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For many people, avoiding pain, drilling, or more invasive procedures may outweigh that drawback.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

The price is a major drawback, but his combination of reliability, captaincy potential and fixture quality makes him an excellent pick.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It would also deter non-AI investment, a potential drawback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

There's only one drawback: "long separations from the family during assignments," he says from Kosovo, where he is helping install a wind farm.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

The ceiling was low, but that was scarcely a drawback for a dwarf.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

And if the creator only offers praise, and doesn’t mention any costs or drawbacks, then that could also signal this is more an advertisement than an honest review.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Each approach has potential drawbacks, including differences in how precisely the particles can be delivered and how long they remain inside the blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

But its enduring feature is that it almost always comes well after the drawbacks and public costs of a new technology have manifested themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The movie has its share of interesting observations of our built environment—of concrete’s drawbacks and often slapdash application, of the politics of urban housing development in which it plays a material part.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

This mostly invigorating, positive trend was not without its drawbacks.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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