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Which animal is classified as vulnerable?

vulnerable

[vuhl-ner-uh-buhl] / ˈvʌl nər ə bəl /


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Some of Kyiv's most vulnerable citizens – the elderly and women with young children – are being offered places in converted sanatoriums and rehabilitation centres in the city's forested outskirts.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Six unsuccessful eviction attempts followed as Abascal spoke publicly of her plight and in defense of other vulnerable tenants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The most vulnerable group to increasing interest rates are those who must deal with higher borrowing costs without much ability to increase their earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

They are now looking for additional cancer-promoting proteins that could be vulnerable to the same type of molecular matchmaking.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The lights were on, and I felt weirdly exposed and vulnerable but I didn’t want to turn them off.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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