Achilles heel
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Even China’s imports of crude, previously an Achilles heel given its heavy dependence on energy to fuel its economy, dropped 8.8% as electric vehicles continue to dominate the market for autos domestically.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
Could Achilles injuries be the Achilles heel of the NBA?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
A favourite with the bookies, the song's only Achilles heel is its similarity to last year's winner, Nemo.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
It's the Achilles heel of authoritarians throughout time.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
“You know what an Achilles heel is, Eddie?”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
It is an Achilles' heel that has dogged Scheffler before, but the PGA Tour has him as fifth-best putter, external on tour in 2026 - so it is certainly not a problem every week.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A new study has found a way to avoid what has proven to be the Achilles’ heel of momentum strategies — their tendency to occasionally crash and burn.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Achilles’ heel of Chinese industrial policy is its cost and waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump will want to avoid at all costs a prolonged surge in oil prices, which would become his political Achilles' heel.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Armed with 2,400 years' worth of extra mathematics, it is not hard for us to go back and find Zeno’s Achilles’ heel.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
