weak link
Example Sentences
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Some 75% of trans-Atlantic cables run through Irish waters, but the historically neutral country presents a possible weak link in the West’s defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fundraising, however, remains the weak link in private-equity’s recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
They are just looking for a weak link, he tells Panorama.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
Culkin, the weak link in the otherwise sturdy “Glengarry” revival, was passed over for a featured actor nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
All along Joe Rantz had figured that he was the weak link in the crew.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
