detriment
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That was “to the detriment of diesel and gasoline,” Smith said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The International Monetary Fund has said the Chilean reform package might boost economic growth but to the detriment of government finances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
He didn’t consider what her experience might prompt her to do, to his own eventual detriment.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
He described his client as "overwhelmed by feelings of embarrassment and shame" and said that following his arrest he lived "in almost total isolation" for months "at times to the detriment of his health".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
But that name turned out to be a detriment rather than an asset to me.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
On Jan. 30, during an appearance before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Kennedy doubled down on the detriments of UPFs.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
A founder of the Indian National Congress, he expressed the opinions of many middle-class Indians in 1871 when he wrote on the subject of the benefits and detriments of British rule of India.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
"The outcome for Dr Bronckaers is wholly justified, bearing in mind the detriments she has suffered that have not only affected her career, but her family and her financial situation," said John McShane.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2022
Lawmakers are increasingly threatening to regulate the company following revelations from a former employee about internal company research on the detriments of its products.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2021
For which detriments accruing from this abuse to the public every vain swearer is responsible; and he would do well to consider that he will never be able to make reparation for them.
From Sermons on Evil-Speaking by Barrow, Isaac
Vocabulary lists containing detriment
The Book Thief
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Tears of a Tiger
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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