as in weak
lacking bodily strength
resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual
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But lingering high ticket prices combined with weaker teams might mean sparse attendance.
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Tokyo wants to appear to be fighting a weak yen, while welcoming it in private.
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Listeria is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, or others with weakened immune systems.
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Though minor gastrointestinal discomfort is the most common symptom of exposure, pathogens that may cause only minor sickness in some people may cause serious conditions or death in the very young, old, or those with weakened immune systems.
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Jolted by a feeble office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses, such as housing projects.
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Enervated cuteness and tryhard sincerity define a whole new wave of musicians, from Pittsburgh rockers feeble little horse to cringe-pop upcycler Worldpeace DMT to SoundCloud producer MASSI, whose songs spill with the tiny adorable detail of a toy train set.
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Listeria is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, or others with weakened immune systems.
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But the job market in California remains frail, said Michael Bernick, an employment attorney with law firm Duane Morris and a former director of the state EDD.
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“Asthenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asthenic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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