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drawback

[draw-bak] / ˈdrɔˌbæk /


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Despite their optical advantages, these nanoparticles have one major drawback.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The only drawback, as Babcock saw it: “There were no giants.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The key drawback to the strategy is that selling the stock incurs a capital gain, and few investors like paying capital-gains taxes, even if it makes sense from a risk-management perspective.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

One drawback of Wales' enterprising style under Bellamy is the way in which it can leave them defensively vulnerable.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Swidden, Meggers admitted, has a major drawback: it cannot yield enough to support a complex society.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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