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
A potential drawback, however, is that heavy crude does not flow easily and needs to be thinned out by blending it with light oils or solvents for processing.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 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
It has the drawback, however, that it operates—at least at first—entirely below the surface of consciousness.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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