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drawback

[draw-bak] / ˈdrɔˌbæk /


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The only drawback with an electric car is you need to charge it at home, or fast-charge it when you’re out on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The slow action of bistrifluron may therefore be useful rather than simply a drawback.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

This means Ndukwe could potentially still feature for Liverpool this season, after the turn of the year if he was recalled, but that is a potential drawback for clubs interested in a loan.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

“That’s the one drawback of Paris. There are virtually no skyscrapers. So rather than one large headquarters, we have two buildings kilometers apart.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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

Tracy also doesn’t have the drawbacks of Blythe and the Inland Empire desert — the weather never gets too hot, and there is reliable access to water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Our visitor levy report was commissioned to understand the drawbacks and opportunities of the levy. We are taking time to review the feedback before we take our next steps."

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The method produces extremely durable parts, but it has drawbacks.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

They work side by side, read, and talk—about art, and also about love, and marriage—with all its benefits and drawbacks.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman


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