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vulnerability

[vuhl-ner-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌvʌl nər əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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When you work in a creative capacity alongside someone who is so visible, that same vulnerability isn’t there, because they absorb the intensity of the projections of the public gaze.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Alonso will be concerned by his side's struggles to keep possession and their vulnerability from set-pieces.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Could subtle changes during sleep reveal vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease years before memory problems become noticeable?

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

However, while UBS’s index is flagging extreme market vulnerability, the strategists warn that the catalyst is not certain and that they first need to determine what it will or will not be.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Even when he fought, Redemption fought for the beauty of what his body could do, for the frailty of being human, the power and vulnerability tangled up in being flesh.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Earlier this year, Anthropic introduced Claude Mythos, an AI model that is said to be very good at finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Our water system’s decentralized, fragmented nature, perhaps a bit like our electoral system, is a double-edged sword, inasmuch as its vulnerabilities are atomized—at least a single hacker can’t contaminate all the water in the country.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Of course, the same kinds of models that are finding solutions to Erdős problems can also find the hidden vulnerabilities in the software that secures modern life.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The tool deployed up to eight autonomous agents that mapped 21 government systems, explored vulnerabilities and changed tactics when blocked, the FT said, describing the attack as a first of its kind.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

It had never crossed his mind that Eril-Fane might have vulnerabilities.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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