vulnerable
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They would be vulnerable to detention and removal simply because of their parents’ immigration status, deportable to a foreign nation in which they have never set foot.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
Now, big banks have had enough of these sorts of claims and want to make sure they are never again vulnerable to them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Though the ache of nostalgia reverberates throughout, the songs remain intensely present and vulnerable in their reckoning with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
High-power microwave systems are generally less vulnerable to rain, fog or smoke than lasers, but still depend on line of sight, range, beam control and the surrounding electromagnetic environment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
The present seemed vulnerable to the past, as if it might be overwhelmed by it, as if I might blink, and when my eyes opened I would be fifteen.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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