without (the) benefit of
idiom
: without the help of (something or someone)
The band had to perform without benefit of a rehearsal.
He was able to learn a great deal without the benefit of formal schooling.
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The Padres manufactured runs (scored without the benefit of a home run) in five different innings over the past two days.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
The trial, begun Monday, was held without the benefit of a jury, meaning Wohlfeil will determine how to resolve it.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Then suddenly, without the benefit of a full practice, Kapanen was in the lineup Saturday night.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Most believed Roach had won even without the benefit of the knockdown being properly ruled.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
The trial, begun Monday, was held without the benefit of a jury, meaning Wohlfeil will determine how to resolve it.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Then suddenly, without the benefit of a full practice, Kapanen was in the lineup Saturday night.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Most believed Roach had won even without the benefit of the knockdown being properly ruled.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Without (the) benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20%28the%29%20benefit%20of. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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