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A multiple Emmy-award winner, “The Pitt” has found what may be the perfect remedy for people with short attention spans, a weakness for pathos and a hunger for detail of the modern-medical variety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Mining activity tempered the weakness for the month, helped by a recovery in potash mining following a planned shutdown of a mine in September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Would be a potential Australian weakness for England to exploit had the Ashes not already been lost.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Meanwhile, another weakness for cargo ships is the increased use of sensors to monitor their emissions.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

He looked down at his thin arms, wet with cold fog-dew, and raged at his weakness, for he knew his strength.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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