soft target

noun

: a target that can be attacked easily because it does not have military defenses
hospitals, schools, and other soft targets
often used figuratively
elderly people who are a soft target for criminals

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Possible attacks include using autonomous drone swarms against a soft target like a stadium full of people or dispersing drones bearing biological or chemical agents over a large area. IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2021 But then that peripheral shooter will get lucky, evade three hits in a row, and suddenly the boss, perhaps sensing a soft target, is at that fighter's back. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025 The April 21 start of the offseason program is a soft target, but May 5 looms larger once coaches are allowed to work with Purdy and players on the field. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 What’s troubling is that strategy wasn’t good enough against a soft target and one that could have fueled a midseason run. Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Avoid becoming the soft target that ends up in the headlines by ensuring your security posture is more robust than that of your competition. Daniel Baiz, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 The sundown start of the Yom Kippur holiday on Sept. 24 became a soft target set as an unofficial deadline to reach a deal or, once again, retreat. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023 Starved of cash, allies, and engineers, Big Tech will be a soft target for other, stiffer forms of regulation, like breakups. Cory Doctorow, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023 How marine pre-historic reptiles lost their heads Scientists have for decades theorized that the reptile's fleshy neck was a soft target, according to a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023

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“Soft target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20target. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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