disadvantage
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“Miami would be at an extreme competitive disadvantage if we were to lose access to fuel,” she told commissioners.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The same mechanism that produces unequal economic opportunity also produces unequal political opportunity—and in politics, the disadvantage compounds across stages.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
If there’s a disadvantage, it’s that this type of chip is expensive and difficult to manufacture.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
"This goes on more than you'd think and it's putting people like me at a disadvantage," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The second is that societies lacking the invention find themselves at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the inventing society, and they become overwhelmed and replaced if the disadvantage is sufficiently great.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
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