detriments

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And what are the nutrition benefits — and, possible, detriments?

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

The game hadn’t evolved to where it is today, when speed and athleticism are viewed as desired traits, not detriments.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

A founder of the Indian National Congress, he expressed the opinions of many middle-class Indians in 1871 when he wrote on the subject of the benefits and detriments of British rule of India.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

"Such experiences leave a trail of devastation for individuals and their teams and undermine the performance of our parliament to the nation's detriments," said Ms Jenkins, the report's author.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021

They point also to the truth, as I take it to be, that the lack of privacy is one of the most serious detriments of public-school life.

From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry