drawback
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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
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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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