the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

Examples of the weak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The country’s largest restaurant companies are now building more outlets overseas in a bid to escape the weak yen, according to Nikkei Asia. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 16 May 2024 What’s next Putin thinks the West is fractured and fractious, and will eventually permit him to gnaw at the weak points in its society and its defenses. Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024 But nobody would dispute the notion that the Big 12 regular season is a first-class meat grinder that will punish the weak and vulnerable. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024 This means WIMPs would have to interact via the weak force even more feebly than expected. Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2024 Kendricks is charged with leading a linebacker room that was considered the weak link on the defense year ago. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 The widespread winds arrived with the weak storm front that passed through the region, Gomberg said. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024 If the machinery of oppressive power is to be trained on the weak, then there is a duty to stop the gears by any means necessary. Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024 Yet, Christians have a unique calling in Scripture to care for the weak and vulnerable. Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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