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at the expense of

at the expense of
in a way that causes harm or disadvantage to something else
Economic growth should not come at the expense of environmental sustainability.
From Lesson 10:Advanced Collocations & Phrases·IELTS Vocabulary — Band 7+

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Economic growth should not come at the expense of environmental sustainability.

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