weakness
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The team’s main weakness lies in finishing, as Lyle Foster is their only striker, and if he doesn’t perform well, the South African side will suffer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“Under the surface, recent weakness has been more about rotation than a broad-based selloff,” writes Lerner.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Generally, scads of slack signal weakness and tend to place a lid on companies’ ability to raise prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But there’s also reason for investors not to worry about a lower-for-longer scenario, given that what’s fueling the weakness is more technical in nature than fundamental.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Most of the world saw Khrushchev’s retreat as a sign of weakness.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing weakness
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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Unit 1, Week 4
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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