disadvantage
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Despite starting at a disadvantage, individuals with higher loneliness did not experience faster memory decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
"The biggest competitive disadvantage right now is energy prices," said Reiche.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The companies say they are at a disadvantage in competing with tech companies by being limited to owning stations in 39% of the U.S., a cap that was set in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The concerns were exacerbated after Blue Owl Capital attempted a merger of a public and a private fund that the latter’s investors feared would have put them at a disadvantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The Inca Empire also had a centralized political organization, but that actually worked to its disadvantage, because Pizarro seized the Inca chain of command intact by capturing Atahuallpa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
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