vulnerable

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Bitcoin experienced a 35% decline in less than four weeks between mid-January and early February 2025, and individual investors are particularly vulnerable to these price swings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Another Harrogate-based charity, Lifeline, which helps to provide housing to homeless and vulnerable people, has been working with Essential Needs to furnish accommodation.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Japan is particularly vulnerable to disruptions in the Middle East, as it relies on the region for more than 90% of its crude oil imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"There is no way around it," she said, pointing to the effects on the most vulnerable on the planet, particularly those in low-income countries with limited budgets to take on the crisis.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s our atoms that make us vulnerable to radiation.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland