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

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

The trick the good guys play to bring the bad to heel makes no real sense, only TV spy sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

“Children, there you are! As you see, I broke the heel off my shoe running over the rocky path and had to hop the rest of the way home.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood