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The experiments revealed that the nightjar's broad wing tips, which likely help it maneuver during slow flight, become a disadvantage as the bird flies faster.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The researchers say the scale of the demographic collapse has important implications for understanding intergenerational trauma, persistent disadvantage, and the development of policies that better support Indigenous communities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Without a trolling motor, the CrossWave is at a disadvantage, close to shore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

This could be a disadvantage for Apple and something that limits the potential of its Siri voice assistant, Mohan argued.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Inca Empire also had a centralized political organization, but that actually worked to its disadvantage, because Pizarro seized the Inca chain of command intact by capturing Atahuallpa.

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

This is their eighth playoff berth in the past nine years, a remarkable achievement considering all of their disadvantages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

But financial advisers are starting to be more honest about owning’s disadvantages too.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

In theory, natural selection might be expected to gradually remove traits that produce such disadvantages.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

As F1's smallest team, both in terms of personnel and budget, Haas have some natural disadvantages that are hard to overcome.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Jenner said despite changes in needs the charity's "purpose has remained the same, to ensure that children in the Bailiwick are not disadvantaged because they lack the essentials that every child deserves".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Disadvantaged children attend disadvantaged schools, located in disadvantaged areas," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Despite investment over the past decade to boost the chances of pupils from these areas, "when you look at the breakdown by school, it's often the most disadvantaged schools that lack resources".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Parents and teachers said consumer AI chatbots were fully unblocked for children on their school-issued devices starting last fall in the district, which serves mostly economically disadvantaged students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I wanted university presidents to encourage students to work to improve the condition of disadvantaged Americans.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

This arrangement allows students at the top of the curve to distinguish themselves, while not disadvantaging the majority of those who earn a “P.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Greer accused Brazil of disadvantaging American exports by offering lower tariffs to other trade partners.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

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

Under the planned British law, the CMA will be able to tailor rules for tech companies that meet it threshold to stop them unfairly disadvantaging smaller businesses and consumers.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023