disadvantage
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For design patents, however, that gap disappeared, and individuals were no longer at a disadvantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"The biggest competitive disadvantage right now is energy prices," said Reiche.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
He is more natural out wide but Fletcher and others are of the view he is better suited currently to a central position, so his physicality does not become a disadvantage.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The companies say they are at a disadvantage in competing with tech companies by being limited to owning stations in 39% of the U.S., a cap that was set in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Sometimes the balance is in his favor; sometimes — and all too often through his own activities — it is shifted to his disadvantage.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing disadvantage
STAAR Grade 6 Reading: Informational Text
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