heel

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An inside look at the financials of both companies prior to funding rounds completed earlier this year shows their Achilles’ heel: the soaring costs needed to train new AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

It’s OK if the service is good to leave a few euros on the table, but you won’t be a heel if you leave nothing.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Investors and policymakers should ask themselves whether the push into the retail space may turn out to be private credit’s Achilles’ heel.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

“First your guys give me this heel lift that crippled me for life,” he grumbled to Hunt, fiddling with the gadget’s tiny buttons, “and now a camera I can’t even see.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin