Achilles heel
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Even China’s imports of crude, previously an Achilles heel given its heavy dependence on energy to fuel its economy, dropped 8.8% as electric vehicles continue to dominate the market for autos domestically.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
“This exposes an Achilles heel to the Burn, and other people potentially trying to get away with something this awful,” Vandenbark-Woodward said.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
Human nature, in the end, is our Achilles heel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
“You know what an Achilles heel is, Eddie?”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
He enjoyed unparalleled global stature during a period of remarkable prosperity, but his faith in financial markets’ ability to police themselves became an Achilles’ heel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Banerjee's long electoral success rested on a delicate equilibrium between welfare and organisation. But the very organisation that sustained her for 15 years also became her Achilles' heel," says political scientist Bhanu Joshi.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Investors and policymakers should ask themselves whether the push into the retail space may turn out to be private credit’s Achilles’ heel.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
As he notes, "this same virtue had become their experimental Achilles' heel: how do you "read" or "detect" a property that doesn't reside at any specific point?"
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
Armed with 2,400 years' worth of extra mathematics, it is not hard for us to go back and find Zeno’s Achilles’ heel.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
