the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

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Vendor security is one of the weak links in modern tech policy. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Motherhood ain’t for the weak and being a mother to a Black son in America can be both beautiful and terrifying. Essence, 11 Dec. 2025 These figures, typical of war economies in other countries, starkly expose the weak management of a Maduro who managed to get Venezuela to start growing only in 2021, eight years after taking power. Inés Capdevila, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025 The strong must be respected, and the weak must obey. Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the weak

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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