vulnerable
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The most vulnerable to the shock, the IMF has said, are low-income oil-importing countries that are not exposed to the boom in AI investment that has propped up growth in many advanced economies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: So much of the work you’ve done has been rooted in this idea that our legal structures, in some ways by design, have always failed and continue to fail women and vulnerable communities.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The process is prioritising long-serving officers and those who work closely with vulnerable people.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The seemingly limitless possibilities of artificial intelligence to change the world also include a wide-ranging capacity for harm that could leave companies that produce or use AI legally vulnerable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Being out at night made me feel exposed and vulnerable in a way I’d never experienced before, and I didn’t like it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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