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detriment

[de-truh-muhnt] / ˈdɛ trə mənt /


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Bass had previously cited the uncertainty of the merger as a detriment to Hollywood workers’ livelihoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I want to improve myself, but not at the detriment of others,” Cruise tells GQ.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

He’s still using it, these days much to his films’ detriment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

This is particularly hard to swallow if there are children who have not treated a parent well or if a second spouse inherits the lion’s share of an estate, to the detriment of the children.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

“It’s a love of a bonnet, but I prefer the face inside, for it looks young and happy again,” and John kissed the smiling face, to the great detriment of the rosebud under the chin.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

And what are the nutrition benefits — and, possible, detriments?

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

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

Palmer spoke with The Washington Post about the many jobs she holds, the detriments of living superficially and why working on her first Peele project was so refreshing.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 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

This proved to be one of the greatest detriments to the prosperity of the colony it ever met.

From Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West by Austin Steward




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