chink
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It was a night in which teams in the powerful Trinity League showed a chink in their armor.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
In over two decades spent inside Israeli prisons, Sinwar reportedly learned fluent Hebrew and studied Israeli society, and he identified a chink in the armor of his militarily superior adversary.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
This lack of response seems to be a chink in the body's armor that Mtb exploits to such devastating effect.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
“I looked over at Becky, who, throughout years of these unwarranted attacks, hadn’t shown even the slightest chink in her armor,” said Heather Jackson in a May 15 op-ed for Harper’s Bazaar.
From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023
The house door opens, a chink of light shines through and a woman cries out in a scared voice.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 1
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