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vulnerable

[vuhl-ner-uh-buhl] / ˈvʌl nər ə bəl /


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The ECB, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund have called on governments to target any help it offers this time around to vulnerable households, and leave others to fend for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

And they were unaware, or unconcerned, that that chemical was wreaking havoc on the soil, weakening the trees’ defenses, leaving them extremely vulnerable to disease.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

"You think it happens to vulnerable people, to the elderly, but it's not just them."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Additional studies are planned using other samples, including one taken closer to the edge of Prudhoe Dome, which may reveal the ice cap's most vulnerable areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Her voice sounded like a kitten’s, so tender and vulnerable.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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