on the downside
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: when one considers the disadvantages
On the downside, the car does not have much trunk space.
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For instance, if the underlying stock falls short of the strike price, the premium can provide some cushion on the downside.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 July 2024
The title character is the person who plays him—a former national champion boxer, now on the downside of his career, who, here, enacts a drama about his own life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Price-wise, this rack is fairly inexpensive compared to others, but on the downside, its minimalist design isn’t meant to hold small utensils or other tinier objects that might fall through the slats.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
In retrospect, the strong negative response from the September, 6, 2024 negative jobs report was an overreaction on the downside.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 July 2024
The title character is the person who plays him—a former national champion boxer, now on the downside of his career, who, here, enacts a drama about his own life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Price-wise, this rack is fairly inexpensive compared to others, but on the downside, its minimalist design isn’t meant to hold small utensils or other tinier objects that might fall through the slats.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
In retrospect, the strong negative response from the September, 6, 2024 negative jobs report was an overreaction on the downside.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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“On the downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20downside. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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