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detriment

noun as in disadvantage

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In favor of ending quarterly reporting: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman says the costs of quarterly reporting discourages companies from going public, to the detriment of everyday investors.

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Meanwhile, Apple’s delayed rollout of its Apple Intelligence features “has not been a detriment to iPhone sales,” Counterpoint said.

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“We will most likely see a renegotiation to the detriment of North American competitiveness,” he says.

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Shealy spoke of the detriment the bill would have to South Carolinians and their doctors, while Gustafson’s testimony urged legislators to vote their conscience rather than party expectations.

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But administration officials have defended their decision to shrink the bureau to a fraction of its size, arguing that the agency had engaged in the “weaponization” of consumer protection to the detriment of industry.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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