weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
Examples of weak link in a Sentence
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Why browser extensions remain a weak link Extension marketplaces typically evaluate code only at submission or update.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Traditional car charging has long been a weak link.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
By contrast, a meta-analysis of 60 prospective studies found no association between low-level drinking and overall cancer risk, aside from a weak link to breast cancer.
—Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
So much so he’s no longer viewed as a weak link on the Dolphins offense line.
—Omar Kelly
november 25, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Their offensive line has been a weak link again this season and there may be changes there on Saturday.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
When habitats sit close together, a single weak link can ripple across bird routes, pollinator paths, and seed banks.
—William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Data breaches are rarely the result of hackers breaking an encryption but rather finding some other weak link in the security chain.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Distribution, however, remains the structural weak link.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Traditional car charging has long been a weak link.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
By contrast, a meta-analysis of 60 prospective studies found no association between low-level drinking and overall cancer risk, aside from a weak link to breast cancer.
—Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
So much so he’s no longer viewed as a weak link on the Dolphins offense line.
—Omar Kelly
november 25, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Their offensive line has been a weak link again this season and there may be changes there on Saturday.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
When habitats sit close together, a single weak link can ripple across bird routes, pollinator paths, and seed banks.
—William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Data breaches are rarely the result of hackers breaking an encryption but rather finding some other weak link in the security chain.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Distribution, however, remains the structural weak link.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Weak link.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak%20link. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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