the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

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Tariffs are taxes on production, government spending is a tax on progress, deportation saps workforce productivity, and the weak dollar (see the gold price) is a tax on investment. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Online fiber arts discourse is no place for the weak. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 The strong ones overcompensate for the weak, which messes with your stability and mobility. Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025 Combined with the weak jobs data recently, this keeps us on track for rate cuts. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the weak

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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