drawbacks
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The lithium-ion batteries that supply much of today’s clean energy come with some infamous drawbacks, from fire risk to reliance on foreign mining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
There are drawbacks to looking at how much companies choose to issue debt or equity too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The team proposed that the material could combine some of the advantages of both temporary and permanent embolization agents while avoiding some of their drawbacks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
As ever, an increase in sunshine and warmth usually comes with some drawbacks.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
In addition to all those technological drawbacks, the Phaistos disk was printed at a time when knowledge of writing was confined to a few palace or temple scribes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
