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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As history tells us, powerful forces take rise all the time, often to the detriment of society at large. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025 Such uncertainty may be expected to discourage economically beneficial investments and commercial agreements, to the detriment of the American economy. Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 His support of the oil industry illustrates a broader divide in the Democratic Party about wanting to fight climate change, but not to the detriment of low-income Americans. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025 Without an opportunity to recoup these capital costs, future innovations will stagnate to the detriment of patients. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for to the detriment of

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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 27 Jun. 2025.

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