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disadvantage

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


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“Maybe the business is already at a disadvantage and then they get into an MCA, which makes things even worse.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He believes smaller family farms may have been at a disadvantage.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

In a family of immigrants where the Saedis were essentially the only ones who hadn't been granted permanent residency, we were already at a disadvantage.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

"Now that picture might change, but as I can see it now in October 2026, that's where we are, there are more disadvantages than advantages."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

AI analysis can also speed up military innovation, while autonomous systems offer an asymmetric advantage that can offset manpower disadvantages or compound manpower advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The 2025 study also notes the cost and lack of residual protection as important disadvantages of whole structure fumigation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Despite tip-fatigue, I do not think tipping is going to be eliminated on widescale anytime soon because the economic disadvantages of eliminating tipping outweigh the advantages," says Lynn.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

So many of us arrived at college not even aware of what our disadvantages were.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Many French recruits were from disadvantaged suburbs of major cities and faced limited opportunities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

About half of the student body at Da Vinci Communications, the public charter school where Jackson still teaches, is economically disadvantaged, according to U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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

She warns that it is the most disadvantaged pupils who could come off worst.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Still, I continued to receive invitations to conferences to discuss the problems of the disadvantaged.

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

Impetus director Steve Haines said: "We are concerned that the unintended consequence of this important intervention could end up disadvantaging the children who need it the most."

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 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

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


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