as in faults
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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Recent Examples of weaknesses
Old wounds Natural disasters often expose the strengths—or weaknesses—of state institutions.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The companion app can then further the shame by generating reports that highlight your strengths and weaknesses, suggesting areas that might need some work.
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New Atlas,
29 June 2026
Through its partnership with Palantir, Ukraine uses the company’s PRISMA system in the operation planning stage of the attacks, optimizing the best flight routes to exploit radar and air defense blind spots and weaknesses.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
Inspections on Iran’s nuclear weaponization program were not part of the original 2015 JCPOA, which was one of its weaknesses.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Increasingly, systemic exposure emerges not from isolated organizational weaknesses, but from interactions across interconnected enterprises moving at different speeds of risk.
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Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Perhaps our two states should work in coordination to address our relative strengths and weaknesses together instead of allowing billionaire NFL ownership to extort one state over another.
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Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
For starters, competitors could begin to understand the strengths and weaknesses in seed varieties on the market and find ways to build on that innovation, which is precisely the type of activity the patent system was designed to encourage.
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Julie Dawson,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The companion app can then further the shame by generating reports that highlight your strengths and weaknesses, suggesting areas that might need some work.
—
New Atlas,
29 June 2026
Through its partnership with Palantir, Ukraine uses the company’s PRISMA system in the operation planning stage of the attacks, optimizing the best flight routes to exploit radar and air defense blind spots and weaknesses.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
Inspections on Iran’s nuclear weaponization program were not part of the original 2015 JCPOA, which was one of its weaknesses.
—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Increasingly, systemic exposure emerges not from isolated organizational weaknesses, but from interactions across interconnected enterprises moving at different speeds of risk.
—
Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Perhaps our two states should work in coordination to address our relative strengths and weaknesses together instead of allowing billionaire NFL ownership to extort one state over another.
—
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size.
—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
For starters, competitors could begin to understand the strengths and weaknesses in seed varieties on the market and find ways to build on that innovation, which is precisely the type of activity the patent system was designed to encourage.
—
Julie Dawson,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaknesses
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These machines are delicate and prone to faults.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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So why did the dynamic between James and the Lakers feel awkward both through their successes and shortcomings?
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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In terms of both the presence of strengths and absence of deficiencies, Klepov might well be the highest potential prospect available in the teens.
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Electoral authorities also dismissed a separate challenge filed by a private citizen seeking to annul votes cast in cities across the United States, France and Spain, citing similar procedural deficiencies, including lack of standing, late filing and nonpayment of fees.
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The new documentary reveals some of the interpersonal and business conflicts that led to the disintegration of the classic EW&F line-up, boldly highlighting the various triumphs and failings of leader Maurice White who died in 2016 at age 74 from Parkinson’s disease.
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These failings dated from 2012 to May 2025.
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