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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But the show is also one of two new documentaries that explore how the creator economy encouraged family vloggers to perform an ideal of perfect American motherhood, sometimes to the detriment of their children’s well-being.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The minority leader embodies a far more scripted and cautious messaging approach, sometimes to the detriment of progressives yearning to fight tooth and nail against Trump’s overhaul of the federal government.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
There, at least, Salt Bae is seemingly still in the zeitgeist—maybe to the detriment of steaks worldwide.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
Experts like social psychologist Johnathan Haidt blame technology, saying phones have replaced our in-person connections to the detriment of our happiness.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The minority leader embodies a far more scripted and cautious messaging approach, sometimes to the detriment of progressives yearning to fight tooth and nail against Trump’s overhaul of the federal government.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
There, at least, Salt Bae is seemingly still in the zeitgeist—maybe to the detriment of steaks worldwide.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
Experts like social psychologist Johnathan Haidt blame technology, saying phones have replaced our in-person connections to the detriment of our happiness.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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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 25 Apr. 2025.
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