weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
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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.
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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
Democrats are even starting to realize that Musk – a constant Trump sidekick whose SpaceX is now tasked with the dangerous assignment of bringing back U.S. astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from space – could be a weak link that takes down Trump’s presidency.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, any structure just needs one weak link for fire to spread.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming U.S. tariffs threaten exports.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Passat’s weak link, in my mind, is the too-safe styling, which recalls a cookie-cutter rental sedan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
On the other hand, goalie Stuart Skinner – believed to be a weak link as recently as Edmonton’s second round win over Vancouver – was spectacular, turning away 33 of 34 shots.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
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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
Democrats are even starting to realize that Musk – a constant Trump sidekick whose SpaceX is now tasked with the dangerous assignment of bringing back U.S. astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from space – could be a weak link that takes down Trump’s presidency.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, any structure just needs one weak link for fire to spread.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming U.S. tariffs threaten exports.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Passat’s weak link, in my mind, is the too-safe styling, which recalls a cookie-cutter rental sedan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
On the other hand, goalie Stuart Skinner – believed to be a weak link as recently as Edmonton’s second round win over Vancouver – was spectacular, turning away 33 of 34 shots.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
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“Weak link.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak%20link. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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