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Adjective
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Trump mocked Biden as feeble and the worst president ever.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Iran’s various proxies—Hamas and Hezbollah, in particular—have suffered major losses, and the Islamic Republic’s capabilities in both air attack and air defense have been exposed as feeble.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Its economy and productivity are weak, debt is high and trade diversification is low, the analysts added, singling out the country’s already-declining softwood lumber industry as particularly at risk.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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When those cells outnumber the osteoblasts, though, there's an overall loss of bone tissue, resulting in weaker, more fragile bones.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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Set and shot in Palestine, this film arrives at a pivotal moment, as the world holds its breath with a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, but a ramp up of violence in the West Bank.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Whether Hamas will fully comply remains uncertain, putting the fragile truce at risk.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, Eaton is running leaner than expected, with management realizing over 190 basis points of segment profit margin expansion, resulting in a record high segment margin of 24.7%, as seen in the chart below.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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So why not apply lean management methods to our universities?—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Only the uninitiated and those with a frail grasp of the big picture would add more lawyers to any governmental stew.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Wilson’s voice, in particular, verged on frail—so far from the immaculate silk of the recording as to seem like a reinvention.—
Michael Owen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Native to Central and South America, money trees are popular houseplants with glossy green leaves and slender trunks, which are often braided for aesthetics.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2025
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Each one is about 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, powered by four slender thrusters, and requires three sailors to carefully maneuver it above the water before dropping it the last foot into the sea.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.—
Rich Cohen,
airmail.news,
2 Mar. 2024
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Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
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And for centuries the fork remained suspect in Europe, as the effete accessory of aristocrats; as late as the 17th century, Louis XIV, amid the pomp of Versailles, is said to have insisted on grabbing food — off a gold plate — with his fingers.—
Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2024
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Michael Urie lends an elastic face and sing-songy intonations to Sir Robin, and Ethan Slater’s dexterous physical humor, as a French mime, an effete prince and a naked puppeteer, is always welcome.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
17 Nov. 2023
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“Nonathletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonathletic. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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