the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

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While the dazzling auroras might’ve amazed our ancestors, the weak magnetic field intensified ultraviolet and cosmic radiation. New Atlas, 10 May 2025 Poor tenants unable to pay their rent claimed they were evicted; not an uncommon practice at the time, or since, but one that advantages the powerful over the weak. Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025 But pay attention to Green’s quick change-of-pace dribble, putting the action back toward the weak side of the floor, forcing help and drawing a wide-open Tari Eason. Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Without justice, the law of the prevalence of the strong over the weak becomes entrenched. Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the weak

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