drawback
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What struck me during my conversation with Killeen was when she shared a major drawback of the wild, wild west of GLP-1s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The price is a major drawback, but his combination of reliability, captaincy potential and fixture quality makes him an excellent pick.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
There's only one drawback: "long separations from the family during assignments," he says from Kosovo, where he is helping install a wind farm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The most obvious drawback is that you’ll have less money to fall back on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The ceiling was low, but that was scarcely a drawback for a dwarf.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The movie has its share of interesting observations of our built environment—of concrete’s drawbacks and often slapdash application, of the politics of urban housing development in which it plays a material part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
While both she and Brianna have no regrets, they do admit to some drawbacks to their new lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But that comes with a host of drawbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The method produces extremely durable parts, but it has drawbacks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Plutarch begins to explain the drawbacks here—the dangers, the extra security, the risk of injury—but Coin cuts him off.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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