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vulnerability

[vuhl-ner-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌvʌl nər əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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For me, parenting is a humbling experience daily and I felt it was something about this that tapped into a vulnerability and a rawness.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

It also raises concerns about the safeguarding of victims, noting inconsistencies in recognising vulnerability and failure to properly deploy resources appropriately when people are reported missing.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

In 2017 his first administration formally identified America’s dependence on critical minerals as a national-security vulnerability.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Before Sept. 11 became an argument about war, security, patriotism or political allegiance, it was an encounter with human vulnerability and then human resilience.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

It’s vulnerability that breeds with self-doubt and then is escalated, often deliberately, by fear.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Pennsylvania has one such rule, and that state and others could have major legal vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

One of India's biggest digital vulnerabilities sits on a six-kilometre stretch of Mumbai's Arabian Sea coast.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Earlier this year, Anthropic introduced Claude Mythos, an AI model that is said to be very good at finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley said the company has patched security vulnerabilities and introduced new safeguards to prevent misuse.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

All the old vulnerabilities, all the old fears of being somehow flawed gathered in her stomach and made her hands tremble.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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