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This is because security updates will stop, making devices more vulnerable to attack.

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Respiratory infections can, of course, be really dangerous for vulnerable people - in a bad winter tens of thousands of people can die of flu.

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When I'm at my most vulnerable, scouring social media for support, I'm slapped in the face by targeted ads of babies giggling, pregnancy bumps blooming, happy families, reminding me of everything I've lost.

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Meanwhile, markets based on hopes for global growth will be particularly vulnerable.

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When harvests slow, so do paychecks — leaving agricultural workers just as vulnerable as those who depend on tourism.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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