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the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

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The transition from bye week to Thanksgiving is not for the weak. Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025 Jokic loves slinging these to the weak-side corner. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025 However, the weak voice on the end kept calm. Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 This low sustained pace is near the range observed during the weak labor market of the early 2010s, a period when the unemployment rate averaged 7%. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.

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