loaded against
Frequency: 6.55.4 per million words
Indicates that the circumstances are unfairly biased to someone's disadvantage.
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- The odds were slightly loaded against us.
- From the start, the system seemed loaded against smaller businesses.
- She felt the competition was loaded against her because of her background.
- Despite the rules being loaded against them, they fought bravely.
- The legal battle was loaded against the plaintiff from the very beginning.
- Many believe the economic policies are loaded against the working class.
- He argued that the scoring criteria were loaded against innovative projects.
- It often feels like the world is loaded against those who try to make a change.
- The game's mechanics were subtly loaded against players who didn't spend money.
- Historically, certain communities have found the justice system loaded against them.