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But in a world where online retailers are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, brick-and-mortar merchants can find themselves at a distinct disadvantage if they aren’t able to sell on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Children's Commissioner Chris Quinn said children growing up in areas of poverty and inequality were at a disadvantage.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

That could put farmers and ranchers at a disadvantage.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

When we lose a bunch of key leaders, folks who have dealt with these sorts of things over and over and over again, does that put us at a disadvantage?

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Certainly, there is no hint at all of any intellectual disadvantage of New Guineans that could serve to answer Yali’s question.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Those disadvantages can ultimately affect both physical and mental health.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

Just as importantly, there are major disadvantages in being second.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

It is clear from recent balance sheets that qualifying for Europe's elite competition helps offset the financial disadvantages of a sub‑40,000‑capacity stadium and weaker commercial revenue than their so‑called 'big‑six' rivals.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Yet another future president might have retraced a path toward more balanced economic or security policies once the disadvantages of trade wars or diplomatic and military isolation became obvious.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

Alas, despite their nutritional advantage, most of these eastern U.S. crops suffered from serious disadvantages in other respects.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Supporters have praised the sporting opportunities the new centre will bring to south London, while objectors are concerned certain sports could be disadvantaged under the new plans.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Telecoms companies in South Africa, including those with foreign investment, are required to provide 30 percent equity to historically disadvantaged groups -- a policy created to mitigate the legacy of racial inequality left by apartheid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

“And insiders, who are trading in their own stock all the time, will have the information. This takes an already-unlevel playing field where Main Street investors are already disadvantaged, and makes it more unlevel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Women are also disadvantaged at the beginning of their careers, the report says.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Academics would have violated their generation’s ideal of openness if they had said that their schools couldn’t accommodate disadvantaged Americans.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

A unit of SpaceX is suing Apple for disadvantaging its AI app, and the company is now prototyping its own smartphone-like AI device.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

He also argued that ranking applicants by SAT scores ends up disadvantaging high-achieving low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

“What happens is that we put something in place for a minority, but then it ends up helping a majority without disadvantaging anyone.”

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

Also, many state guidelines were designed decades ago to benefit victims who would make the best witnesses, disadvantaging people with criminal histories, among others.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023

Like the others, the White House version suggests numerous practices that developers and users of AI software should voluntarily follow to prevent the technology from unfairly disadvantaging people.

From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2022