vulnerable
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Women may be particularly vulnerable to the drugs’s side effects, which can also include nausea, diarrhea, migraines and rarer cases of pancreatitis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Instead, the study showed that tropical rivers already tend to have lower oxygen concentrations, making them especially vulnerable when oxygen levels continue to drop.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
He added that it can be dangerous for those who still have family left in China who are more vulnerable to intimidation from the government.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
If you’re an older adult, you might want to weigh the fact that you could be more vulnerable to infection on a cruise.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
I was vulnerable, I’ll admit, swimming in the uncertainty of what was going on with Malia.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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