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weakness
noun as in defect, proneness
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deficiency, failing, flaw, fragility, frailty, gap, instability, lack, lapse, shortcoming, vulnerability
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appetite, blemish, debility, decrepitude, delicacy, enervation, faintness, fault, feebleness, fondness, impairment, imperfection, impotence, inclination, inconstancy, indecision, infirmity, invalidity, irresolution, languor, liking, passion, penchant, powerlessness, predilection, proclivity, prostration, senility, taste, vice, vitiation
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Example Sentences
Any signs of weakness in the job market or in economic activity would add to prospects of a rate cut.
According to the authors, the results point to a significant weakness in current prevention practices because today's guidelines may overlook individuals who would benefit from earlier detection and protective treatment.
“Rivals are all carefully studying where TSMC’s weaknesses lie, and that is where they may find their chance to win,” he said.
Recent weakness in the won also gave the BOK another reason to refrain from rate cuts, as such a move could pressure the currency further.
The September jobs report, released last Friday, showed the unemployment rate edged up to 4.4%, a sign of weakness that could prompt the Fed to cut rates in December.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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