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weakness

[week-nis] / ˈwik nɪs /


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In this series, he has two hits and two strikeouts in eight at-bats, and his inability to refrain from swinging at pitches outside the strike zone has become a glaring weakness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Despite weakness beneath the surface in the market, the VIX has been pretty tame recently.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026

In the most recent report, nearly 80 percent of companies ranked trade policy changes among the four top threats, alongside weakness in the US economy, an external or "black swan" event, and poor vehicle sales.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Right now, we’re in that Goldilocks environment, as long as the weakness doesn’t accelerate,” Schein said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some suffragists favored more militancy, arguing that silence was a sign of weakness, not strength.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Hunter Hunt, CEO of Hunt Energy Holdings, said he was confident that such "infrastructural weaknesses" could be solved "quite quickly."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The review found "recurrent and systemic weaknesses in the management of high-risk pregnancy, foetal surveillance, maternity triage, escalation and organisational learning", documents said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The residents had urged a fire drill to identify possible weaknesses in the emergency response plans for the district.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Cougars lost to Paracelete, which should help fix some weaknesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Gerald no longer felt fear or pain, only anger over the past—for Aunt Queen’s lost hugs and Angel’s lost innocence, for Monique’s dim weaknesses, Andy’s unbearable guilt, and for Rob’s fiery destruction.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper




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