vulnerable

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Councils which have a legal responsibility to look after vulnerable people are allowed to increase their council tax by up to 5% a year.

From BBC

Wiles says that NAB’s larger exposure to small- and medium-sized enterprises makes it the most vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thanks to long-term conservation and reintroduction efforts, the population has recovered to more than 2,000, though it still remains at risk as a vulnerable species under International Union for Conservation of Nature classification.

From BBC

Major food exporters such as India, Thailand and Brazil depend on the Gulf for urea, a nitrogen-based fertiliser, making them vulnerable.

From Barron's

Stephen Smith, a boxer turned coach from a family of boxers - including former world champions Callum Smith and Liam Smith - says retired fighters become "vulnerable" and can feel "forgotten".

From BBC