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
“This exposes an Achilles heel to the Burn, and other people potentially trying to get away with something this awful.”
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
“You have spontaneous multiple events, which is the Achilles heel of any operation,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
“You know what an Achilles heel is, Eddie?”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
Amid the new abundance of targets, the gasoline refineries remain Russia’s Achilles’ heel, economists say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Banerjee's long electoral success rested on a delicate equilibrium between welfare and organisation. But the very organisation that sustained her for 15 years also became her Achilles' heel," says political scientist Bhanu Joshi.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Papic accepts that China has a heavy energy import dependency, but points out this is far less of an Achilles’ heel than most make out.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 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
