to the detriment of
idiom
formal
: in a way that is harmful to (someone or something)
He puts all his time into his career, to the detriment of his personal life.
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Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
And Haidt believes that’s to the detriment of kids’ wellbeing.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
Bargatze is just hitting the same beat, over and over again, to the detriment of the show.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
And Haidt believes that’s to the detriment of kids’ wellbeing.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
Bargatze is just hitting the same beat, over and over again, to the detriment of the show.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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“To the detriment of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20detriment%20of. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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