as in disadvantages
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
cited reduced privacy as one of the incommodities of apartment living
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Noun
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The program performed extremely well across key demographics and platforms, despite industry and timing disadvantages, including a Tuesday air date two days before Christmas.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026 -
But lighting alone isn't enough to deter all criminals, and there are some disadvantages to leaving the lights blazing all night long.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Within its Chapter 11 filing, the logistics firm listed both its assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela’s external liabilities, including arbitration claims and bilateral debts — estimated at $150 billion to $170 billion, according to Reuters — complicates any recovery timeline, said Eric Fine, a portfolio manager from VanEck.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Secondary school students in less affluent states will find themselves with substandard educational offerings that may serve as handicaps when those students compete with those who have benefited from enriched educational opportunities provided in wealthier states.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In a division where technical shortcomings can be bridged by physical output, Aaronson is the pin-up boy.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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When evaluating the defensive shortcomings from this past season, Schottenheimer has pointed at the lack of takeaways multiple times.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Incommodities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incommodities. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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