heel
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The Achilles’ heel of Chinese industrial policy is its cost and waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Think: a jersey dress with knotted ruching in an unexpected shade of green, or leather mules with an inverted heel that makes you look twice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
I was also parmesan-less, so I pivoted toward other salty pleasures instead: crushed bacon and a pan of toasted breadcrumbs made from the heel of a sourdough loaf.
From Salon • May 12, 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
His surliness almost had me turning on my heel.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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