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weakness

[week-nis] / ˈwik nɪs /


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Meanwhile, smaller banks’ stronghold in commercial-and-industrial lending to companies, where they have actually grown as a share of the market overall, became a weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Although this dependency is considered a weakness, many cancers find ways to work around it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety warned parents whose babies have consumed the food to consult a doctor if their children show signs of bleeding, extreme weakness or paleness.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“But for the degree of broadening that would warrant an upgrade, the market would have to defy the four-year cycle tendency for weakness from April to October.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

In a moment of weakness, I decided to let him join us as we continued on our journey.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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