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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Outside the meeting, the activists argued that these school boundary changes and repurposings are the result of efforts to fund voucher programs and charter schools to the detriment of traditional public schools.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
Shame on Louisiana for opening up yet another front in this war on safe and effective treatment, to the detriment of its own population.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
The researcher, David Rhoades, who had a background in chemistry and zoology, found that the trees in the forest had changed the chemistry of their leaves, to the detriment of the caterpillars.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The lead author on the bill, Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, said the goal is to prevent the population of bobcats from growing to the detriment of other species.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
Shame on Louisiana for opening up yet another front in this war on safe and effective treatment, to the detriment of its own population.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
The researcher, David Rhoades, who had a background in chemistry and zoology, found that the trees in the forest had changed the chemistry of their leaves, to the detriment of the caterpillars.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The lead author on the bill, Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, said the goal is to prevent the population of bobcats from growing to the detriment of other species.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 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 4 Jul. 2024.
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