as in back
a vulnerable point
a huge trade imbalance continued to be the soft spot in the nation's economy
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These may be electoral soft spots for liberals, and might warrant some debate or even a shift in messaging.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
So Britney will always have a soft spot in my heart.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Sure, there has always been a soft spot for big, powerful cruisers in the States, but a naked as heavy as this was always unlikely to draw in huge sums of money.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Small business owners often have a soft spot for young people with hustle.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
So Britney will always have a soft spot in my heart.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Sure, there has always been a soft spot for big, powerful cruisers in the States, but a naked as heavy as this was always unlikely to draw in huge sums of money.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Small business owners often have a soft spot for young people with hustle.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soft spot
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“Soft spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20spot. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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