vulnerable
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Reception centres were set up for those forced to leave their homes, including support for vulnerable residents requiring medical assistance.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
If software becomes vulnerable, more of your personal information could fall into the wrong hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"Many mesothermic fishes are already heavily impacted by overfishing of themselves and also their prey species, so their elevated energy needs make them especially vulnerable when their food becomes scarce."
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The latter means they don’t consistently have enough pricing power to keep margins stable and are therefore vulnerable to earnings disappointments.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
She told them that Talus lived there, the last man left of the ancient bronze race, a creature made all of bronze except one ankle where alone he was vulnerable.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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