weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
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Other points of friction are likely to include the impasse in Congress over the $60 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, which has frustrated American allies, and Japan’s need to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities, which U.S. officials think is a weak link in the alliance.
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Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Even the fact that Burnley and Sheffield United have struggled so forlornly after winning promotion is telling: The Premier League does not really have a weak link.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The San Francisco secondary has been the defense’s weak link.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
The Cowboys run defense again proved to be the unit’s weak link and Smith provided no help.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
There’s not a weak link in a supporting cast that includes Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter and Christopher Abbott.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
There’s another weak link in that cycle, one that can be politically touchy to talk about: teachers’ colleges.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
The Nuggets would seek out Russell in pick-and-roll plays between guard Jamal Murray and center Nikola Jokic because he was deemed a weak link in the Lakers’ defense.
Oct. 11, 2023
If teams hunt him out this season, Russell wants to be more of an impediment.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
In Europe, the United States is a source of anxiety, the possible weak link in the transatlantic chain.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2023
Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Even the fact that Burnley and Sheffield United have struggled so forlornly after winning promotion is telling: The Premier League does not really have a weak link.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The San Francisco secondary has been the defense’s weak link.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
The Cowboys run defense again proved to be the unit’s weak link and Smith provided no help.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
There’s not a weak link in a supporting cast that includes Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter and Christopher Abbott.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
There’s another weak link in that cycle, one that can be politically touchy to talk about: teachers’ colleges.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
The Nuggets would seek out Russell in pick-and-roll plays between guard Jamal Murray and center Nikola Jokic because he was deemed a weak link in the Lakers’ defense.
Oct. 11, 2023
If teams hunt him out this season, Russell wants to be more of an impediment.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
In Europe, the United States is a source of anxiety, the possible weak link in the transatlantic chain.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2023
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“Weak link.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak%20link. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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