weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
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For much of last year, the Ravens’ secondary was the team’s weak link.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The three walks Palmquist issued — all three leading off an inning — were his weak link.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
There are no star turns among the tight ensemble, who undertook three weeks of intensive Navy SEAL boot-camp training to prepare for the shoot, and no weak link either.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Harrison was a glaring weak link for the Jaguars last season.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 17 June 2025
One weak link and all of the chat groups’ discussions could be exposed.
—Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
The feds had been led there by a weak link in their crew, who had unwittingly sold a substantial wad of acid ($3,400 worth) to an undercover cop.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Talent, of course, was seen as Hopkins’ weak link in what has otherwise been an ever-growing list of accomplishments since arriving at the tech behemoth.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
And anyone who watched the team fall apart late last season knows the team’s weak link, at that point in the season and against those teams — Detroit and Los Angeles — was Sam Darnold.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The three walks Palmquist issued — all three leading off an inning — were his weak link.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
There are no star turns among the tight ensemble, who undertook three weeks of intensive Navy SEAL boot-camp training to prepare for the shoot, and no weak link either.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Harrison was a glaring weak link for the Jaguars last season.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 17 June 2025
One weak link and all of the chat groups’ discussions could be exposed.
—Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
The feds had been led there by a weak link in their crew, who had unwittingly sold a substantial wad of acid ($3,400 worth) to an undercover cop.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Talent, of course, was seen as Hopkins’ weak link in what has otherwise been an ever-growing list of accomplishments since arriving at the tech behemoth.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
And anyone who watched the team fall apart late last season knows the team’s weak link, at that point in the season and against those teams — Detroit and Los Angeles — was Sam Darnold.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Weak link.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak%20link. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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