drawback

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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Those measures have the virtue of simplicity — they’re only three pages long — but the drawback, also, of simplicity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Inflation risk is a genuine drawback of traditional fixed annuities, which pay a level nominal income that steadily loses purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Offsetting that drawback is that they may help you keep pace with the market.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann