the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

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The surge of cold air for early next week won't last long as temperatures are anticipated to steadily warm as the weak front progresses. Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 The team estimated that the star shredded in the event that launched AT 2024wpp has a mass around 10 times that of the sun and was a highly evolved star nearing the end of its life, called a Wolf-Rayet star, explaining the weak hydrogen emission seen around AT 2024wpp. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025 Vendor security is one of the weak links in modern tech policy. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Motherhood ain’t for the weak and being a mother to a Black son in America can be both beautiful and terrifying. Essence, 11 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.

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