disadvantage
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The play closed in February, putting it at a disadvantage with Tony voters whose theatergoing typically kicks into high gear in the spring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
But it can be a disadvantage when interest rates decline, since longer-duration portfolios will rise in value more rapidly.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“Miami would be at an extreme competitive disadvantage if we were to lose access to fuel,” she told commissioners.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The same mechanism that produces unequal economic opportunity also produces unequal political opportunity—and in politics, the disadvantage compounds across stages.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Our language puts us at a disadvantage here.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
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