as in faults
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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Recent Examples of weaknesses
Bedoya offers insights on this year’s biggest contenders, plus gives his favorites, sleepers and a look at Team USA’s strengths and weaknesses heading into the Cup.
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The note, which was published by Xbox on Xbox Wire, does not address potential layoffs but instead focuses on specific weaknesses within the division, including a 3% accountability margin for the fiscal year.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
Steve Schmidt, Amazon’s chief security officer, told Fortune that Mythos not only helps to patch individual bugs but also helps to permanently close whole classes of weaknesses that have been lurking in their systems.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Students’ weaknesses may not be coming through in other parts of their application.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
All conditions that expose weaknesses in both hardware and AI systems.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Making peace with your strengths…and weaknesses?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Ahead of Leo's visit, Spanish activist Miguel Hurtado has cited his own abuse case to highlight its potential weaknesses.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Each vaccine candidate has strengths and weaknesses in terms of how quickly it might get developed and approved.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 June 2026
Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The note, which was published by Xbox on Xbox Wire, does not address potential layoffs but instead focuses on specific weaknesses within the division, including a 3% accountability margin for the fiscal year.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
Steve Schmidt, Amazon’s chief security officer, told Fortune that Mythos not only helps to patch individual bugs but also helps to permanently close whole classes of weaknesses that have been lurking in their systems.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Students’ weaknesses may not be coming through in other parts of their application.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
All conditions that expose weaknesses in both hardware and AI systems.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Making peace with your strengths…and weaknesses?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Ahead of Leo's visit, Spanish activist Miguel Hurtado has cited his own abuse case to highlight its potential weaknesses.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Each vaccine candidate has strengths and weaknesses in terms of how quickly it might get developed and approved.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaknesses
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Equipped with cameras and sensors, the robots can identify faults such as broken wires, worn components, and abnormal temperature changes that could signal potential failures, reports the South China Morning Post (SCMP).—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The arcing came at the same time as electrical faults recorded by SCE’s equipment some 5 miles away on the Eagle Rock-Gould transmission line.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Mike drives Eddie hard in the gym and is blunt about his shortcomings, not to mention his view that Joanne is holding her son back.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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What begins as a story about systemic failures — the difficulty of childcare, the shortcomings of the foster system — contracts into an account of one woman’s trauma response.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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This lifelong Black Catholic bears no illusions about the sins of my church.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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For a team that has barely begun to address its many roster deficiencies, the San Francisco Giants are winning the heck out of the Winter Meetings.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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Vitamin D deficiencies may be more pronounced during the winter months due to less sunlight.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
9 Dec. 2025
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In all these books, animals serve as mirrors, reflecting our personal and societal shortcomings and shame, our hubris, anxiety, and moral failings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Shortly after the theft, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu accused the Drents Museum of security failings—a claim the museum rejected—amid mounting threats of legal action against the Dutch.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
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