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detriment

[de-truh-muhnt] / ˈdɛ trə mənt /


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That doctrine applies when you have relied on a promise and were worse off because you spent money or gave up time or opportunities, or relied on that promise to the detriment of your finances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Others fear an algorithmic streaming bubble is to the detriment of genuine music, its discovery and creatives' livelihoods.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“While profitability is important for us, we’re not going to optimize for it at the detriment of top-line growth,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Bass had previously cited the uncertainty of the merger as a detriment to Hollywood workers’ livelihoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But that name turned out to be a detriment rather than an asset to me.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

Netflix’s newest reality competition series is based on ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,’ and among its detriments is using the AI-generated voice of the late Gene Wilder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

And what are the nutrition benefits — and, possible, detriments?

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

A founder of the Indian National Congress, he expressed the opinions of many middle-class Indians in 1871 when he wrote on the subject of the benefits and detriments of British rule of India.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Palmer spoke with The Washington Post about the many jobs she holds, the detriments of living superficially and why working on her first Peele project was so refreshing.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022

Hunt. their hands great losses, and sundrie sore detriments.

From Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England by Raphael Holinshed


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