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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The rhetoric only promotes class warfare to the detriment of the American economy. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024 Popular on Variety In 2020, the Justice Department, joined by several state attorneys general, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company had a virtual monopoly on search and search advertising to the detriment of consumers and competitors. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024 The move will probably incense conservative lawmakers who say Biden plays fast and loose with the law to the detriment of taxpayers. —

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Tensions have been mounting for several months between the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Stellantis, with Rome accusing the multinational of relocating its production to low-cost countries to the detriment of Italian factories. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to the detriment of

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