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drawback

[draw-bak] / ˈdrɔˌbæk /


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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“A potentially serious drawback to a joint will is that once one of the spouses dies, the other can’t make changes to it, no matter how necessary,” she adds.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 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

Inflation risk is a genuine drawback of traditional fixed annuities, which pay a level nominal income that steadily loses purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Its only drawback was its single pull rope, which meant he’d have to do the dragging by himself.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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