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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Without such an inclusive approach, regional conflict in the Middle East is destined to persist, to the detriment of future generations.
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Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
In a struggle with algorithmic machines to capture an audience’s attention, creators are pushed optimize the content to the detriment of genuine authenticity.
—Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Either by design, or unwittingly, Trump is proposing two major wins for China’s foreign policy, both to the detriment of the United States.
—Frank Lavin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
A lot of mundane daily work that, for the good of the league and sometimes to the detriment of its players, gets overanalyzed each August.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
In a struggle with algorithmic machines to capture an audience’s attention, creators are pushed optimize the content to the detriment of genuine authenticity.
—Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Either by design, or unwittingly, Trump is proposing two major wins for China’s foreign policy, both to the detriment of the United States.
—Frank Lavin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
A lot of mundane daily work that, for the good of the league and sometimes to the detriment of its players, gets overanalyzed each August.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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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 30 Nov. 2024.
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