weakness
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In this series, he has two hits and two strikeouts in eight at-bats, and his inability to refrain from swinging at pitches outside the strike zone has become a glaring weakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the most recent report, nearly 80 percent of companies ranked trade policy changes among the four top threats, alongside weakness in the US economy, an external or "black swan" event, and poor vehicle sales.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Defense has long been a weakness during coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Further euro weakness against the dollar isn’t ruled out, based on daily charts, UOB said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Youth must be indifferent to pain. There must be no weakness and tenderness in it.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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There are few who will argue instead that the glass is half full and that many of the weaknesses attributed to Europe are exaggerated; Blom is one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The residents had urged a fire drill to identify possible weaknesses in the emergency response plans for the district.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Right now the bond markets are like a pack of wolves stalking red deer, probing for weaknesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Cougars lost to Paracelete, which should help fix some weaknesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Skills: Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, reflecting and analyzing themselves, awareness of their inner feelings, desires and dreams, evaluating their thinking patterns, reasoning with themselves, understanding their role in relationship to others.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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