the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

Examples of the weak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Are pet dogs and cats the weak link in bird flu surveillance? Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024 Mystik Dan will likely get bet down to 2-1 odds but is still a good value at that price, considering the weak field. Liam Durbin, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024 Over the past few years, law enforcement agencies have alleged an uptick in the number of car thefts tied to hacking schemes and, more often than not, the key fob is the weak link that allows this to happen. Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024 Since the 1990s, experiments have been looking for signs of WIMPs occasionally interacting with protons and neutrons via the weak force. Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2024 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

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.

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