disadvantage
Example Sentences
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“This creates a disadvantage for smaller music companies and smaller artists, who may not have the resources of larger acts and larger venues.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Despite starting at a disadvantage, individuals with higher loneliness did not experience faster memory decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
That is not necessarily a disadvantage, but it does mean the design timelines are changed.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
"The biggest competitive disadvantage right now is energy prices," said Reiche.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Thus if the crux of the problem was to deduce an unusually clever arrangement of inorganic ions and phosphate groups, we were clearly at a disadvantage.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
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