disadvantage
Example Sentences
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This uncomfortably hilarious and cutting dramedy from Simón Mesa Soto addresses both artistic failure and how often creative fields expect voices from disadvantaged backgrounds to exploit their trauma for the edification of the bourgeoisie.
From Los Angeles Times
She is from Mexico, a country where women’s soccer still faces many disadvantages compared to the men’s league.
From Los Angeles Times
The report listed North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the West Midlands as facing "enduring disadvantages", while former mining areas in Wales and Scotland are also "notably disadvantaged".
From BBC
Spurs can take a number of positives from fighting back with a numerical disadvantage against last term's champions, however the result leaves Frank's side 13th in the table.
From BBC
Although AI systems are still prone to falsely identifying problems, that development has some concerned that, without new tools, network defenders might now be put at a disadvantage.
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