disadvantage

Example Sentences

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The appeal its stance does have for some white working class voters in the constituency was insufficient to counteract that disadvantage.

From BBC

California racing is at a huge disadvantage nationally because it receives no additional income from other forms of gambling.

From Los Angeles Times

Politicians on prime-time shows in Portugal and Spain earnestly debate how to ensure that locals aren’t disadvantaged by the new wave of foreign residents.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We need products to sell interesting things for our shoppers to browse through. So without more content, it’s a disadvantage.”

From Los Angeles Times

The British Chamber of Commerce's president, Andy Haldane, told the BBC: "The perversity of what happened of the weekend was that those who got good deals, the allies, have been most disadvantaged."

From BBC