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weakness

[week-nis] / ˈwik nɪs /


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The trouble is that Hainan’s old weakness has not disappeared just because its new blueprint sounds bolder.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

A TD Cowen analyst team, led by Max Rakhlenko, on Tuesday wrote that Tractor Supply shares are moving lower on the 0.5% same-store sales increase and the weakness in the company’s pet sales.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Chinese economy grew 5.0% in the first quarter of 2026, beating expectations, but showed signs of weakness amid global supply chain disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Although this dependency is considered a weakness, many cancers find ways to work around it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

In the first he was attacked by phantoms and a great wind, and he had some sort of debilitating weakness on one side of his body.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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