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Recent Examples of disadvantage That puts smaller manufacturers lacking this level of resources at a significant disadvantage. David Prosser, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The key disadvantages are laser speckle and the tendency to show fringe colors around white areas, including text in movie credits. PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025 Beware, however, of the minor disadvantages that accompany such delights. The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 The Sandwich Generation Is A Critical Talent Pool Employers that do not address the increasing eldercare demands on their workforce are likely to face a competitive disadvantage. Michelle Travis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for disadvantage 
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Noun
  • In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).
    Emily Barone, Time, 19 July 2017
  • LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.
    Brent Cooper, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017
Noun
  • Recent audits revealed that private school parents, and now voucher recipients, have used the funds for a slew of, at best, questionable expenses, including kayak lessons, horseback riding lessons, home gyms, televisions, and more.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • McCabe had asked for $10.8 million more and closed the gap by making reductions to smaller expenses, such as cutting computer replacements for students in kindergarten through second grade.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One drawback is that the top part can stick to the main shaker, making removal difficult.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Beyond the classic drawbacks of the prequel genre, there are persistent tonal issues, sloppy writing, and plotlines that just don’t work (sorry, Sofia).
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
Noun
  • Assuming a 22 percent tax bracket yields a reduction in tax liability of up to $213.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Trump’s proposal would upend that doctrine and risk turning Israel into a liability for the United States, rather than a strategic asset.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Teams are ranked by wins and losses regardless of region, league or school size.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Just two weeks ago, Boise State basketball was 5-4 in Mountain West play, had lost three straight road games following a last-second loss to Colorado State, and didn’t even seem to have an identity.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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