human weakness
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But from a TV or filmgoer's point of view, Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil are fascinating diviners of human weakness and strategists on how best to exploit them.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2022
I hope we can find some understanding for this human weakness.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020
No organization is immune—from Target to the Central Intelligence Agency to the cryptocurrency Classic Ether—attackers keep finding ways to leverage human weakness to get around security measures.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2020
Jefferson then showed off the gift, but Cutler’s curdled opinion of the president and his supporters colored his view of the cheese, which he called a “monument to human weakness and folly.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2019
To survive, he is out there constantly preying upon others, probing for any human weakness like a ferret.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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