drawback

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One potential drawback: Investments in different funds may become correlated as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

One drawback of Wales' enterprising style under Bellamy is the way in which it can leave them defensively vulnerable.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The drawback of these places is that they tend to have higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Those measures have the virtue of simplicity — they’re only three pages long — but the drawback, also, of simplicity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

The chief drawback to the lab’s expanding relationship with the government was the growing burden of security.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik