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disadvantage

[dis-uhd-van-tij, -vahn-] / ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


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Soon, multiplexes emerged, which put the Westwood Village location at a disadvantage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But it can be a disadvantage when interest rates decline, since longer-duration portfolios will rise in value more rapidly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Operators in strategically important sectors that would otherwise be at a competitive disadvantage to cheaper, more carbon-intensive imports—such as steelmakers and oil refineries—receive free allowances each year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The same mechanism that produces unequal economic opportunity also produces unequal political opportunity—and in politics, the disadvantage compounds across stages.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

But pity stayed him, and though he kept the ring, in which his only hope lay, he would not use it to help him kill the wretched creature at a disadvantage.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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