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vulnerable

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adj.open to attack

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More global production happens in areas that are highly vulnerable to climate change.

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I’ll keep talking about the issues that matter most to this district as so many vulnerable communities are trying to get through this pandemic and economic crisis.

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Gulf Coast refineries and petrochemical plants are often located in low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding.

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It is a controversial approach to the coronavirus pandemic because, in allowing the disease to spread unchecked, it puts more vulnerable groups, like the elderly and immunocompromised, at greater risk of death.

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Hence, those richly priced FANMAGs, along with other rockets such as Tesla, are highly vulnerable to a steep fall.

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These workers we rely on—and have always relied on—are among the most vulnerable.

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Between 6% and 16% of the loan books of India’s top five private banks are made up of “vulnerable” companies, the report said.

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All of this is detrimental to public health, especially for vulnerable populations.

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Now, it’s time to hit your competitors where they are most vulnerable.

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These changes made the famine babies more vulnerable to certain diseases.