vulnerable

Example Sentences

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Natural England said the rules remain necessary to protect vulnerable habitats.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Those trades are then vulnerable to short and sharp corrections, even in the case of small positioning adjustments or narrative shifts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The work suggests that resistant cancers may be made vulnerable once again, not by changing their genes, but by dismantling the repair systems that help them survive.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

While much of the industry is dealing with elevated input costs, the burger chain is particularly vulnerable to the surge in beef prices stemming from record low cattle supply in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. Richardson was suddenly keenly conscious of Mirabelle, of the immense weight of the complicated world on this one tiny, vulnerable person.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng