weakness
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The Bundibugyo outbreak also points to a larger weakness in preparedness strategies that concentrate heavily on the most familiar high-risk pathogens.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The currency’s recent strength could give policymakers some room to ease, although pressure on banks’ profit margins and the risk of renewed yuan weakness could limit the scope for rate cuts, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Hesitancy in the first instance to fight for the loose ball, weakness in the second instance when trying to prevent the cross and then defensive disorganisation and bewilderment in the end.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve was no match for shares of optical-networking companies, which led S&P 500 gainers on Wednesday in the face of broad market weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
They are not properly thoughts; they are memories which in my weakness haunt me and strangely move me.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Alonso has not managed to cure Chelsea's set-piece weaknesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A former chief AI officer at Microsoft’s business application group, she said that deploying AI without updating older systems is problematic, given that AI amplifies strengths and weaknesses in a system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
To address those weaknesses, the framework recommends drawing on a much broader range of information.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
But I do think that at the end of the day, he’s very aware of our roster, strengths, weaknesses, and his value to the ball club, and whatever that means.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
"He admits to his weaknesses and in the admitting they become strengths. This is no usual kind of hero."
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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