disservice
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“You’re doing a disservice to an entire generation,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Limiting your travels due to potential racial stigmas is doing yourself a disservice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Suraci stressed that large carnivores, like any species, have inherent value beyond the services they provide to human beings -- but said that failing to make the economic case would be a disservice to them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Across his 72 caps, the Napoli hero has amassed 15 goals and two assists, but these figures do his contribution a disservice.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’d end up annoyed at him for a time, in the way one gets annoyed at others when one has done them a disservice.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
I think one of the big disservices of the justice system, and I know it sounds odd, is its mascot.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022
All This in the Name of Fashion New York City Ballet’s gala on Thursday night managed to do disservices to both ballet and fashion.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2012
One of the greatest disservices of “The Hurt Locker” is the impression that soldiers in Iraq were masters of their destinies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2010
Weicker: How could you be proud, after the disservices you've done him?
From Time Magazine Archive
It is more profitable to attempt to balance its services and its disservices to the cause of women's suffrage.
From The Task of Social Hygiene by Havelock Ellis
"When you have truly been disserviced and are understanding about it, you might get a free upgrade. Honey is sweeter, and appreciated more, than crap."
From Time ● Aug. 21, 2017
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