weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
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This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny as the potential weak link.
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Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Chinese analysts view South Korea as a weak link in the United States’ East Asian alliances, and Beijing is trying to divide Washington and Seoul through a combination of compliments and threats.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2022
South Sudan shot 61% in the first half, outscored the U.S. 21-3 from three-point range, and turnovers — the clear weak link of this U.S. team so far — were a problem yet again.
—Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
Zelenskyy told European leaders that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, had so far failed to sow disunity within the region, but noted that EU member states — and one weak link in particular — could yet bow to temptation or blackmail.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 18 July 2024
In the run-up to a launch attempt last summer, Boeing and NASA discovered two more problems—flammable material inside the capsule and a weak link on Starliner's parachute system—that pushed back the crew test flight nearly a year.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
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.
—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
Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Chinese analysts view South Korea as a weak link in the United States’ East Asian alliances, and Beijing is trying to divide Washington and Seoul through a combination of compliments and threats.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2022
South Sudan shot 61% in the first half, outscored the U.S. 21-3 from three-point range, and turnovers — the clear weak link of this U.S. team so far — were a problem yet again.
—Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
Zelenskyy told European leaders that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, had so far failed to sow disunity within the region, but noted that EU member states — and one weak link in particular — could yet bow to temptation or blackmail.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 18 July 2024
In the run-up to a launch attempt last summer, Boeing and NASA discovered two more problems—flammable material inside the capsule and a weak link on Starliner's parachute system—that pushed back the crew test flight nearly a year.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
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.
—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
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“Weak link.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak%20link. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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