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feeble

[fee-buhl] / ˈfi bəl /


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But the government—with a feeble military, weak economy and fear of stoking internal conflict like the 1975-90 civil war—lacks enforcement capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Most of his defenders found this argument to be feeble.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Richarlison had already forced several saves from Brazil team-mate Alisson before finally striking gold in the 90th minute, after Randal Kolo Muani had shrugged off Van Dijk's feeble challenge and Andrew Robertson faltered.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Was their feeble demise a window to their collective soul, a reflection of their spirit under the new, and surely doomed, manager?

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Natural Selection...is a power incessantly ready for action, and is as immeasurably superior to man's feeble efforts, as the works of Nature are to those of Art.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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