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brittleness
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While the field never went entirely dormant, the collapse of dedicated hardware, the brittleness of expert systems, and the failure of national mega-projects combined to bring about the second AI winter.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025 -
According to the Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials, prolonged exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can weaken the hair shaft, leading to dryness, brittleness and breakage—similar to the damage caused by heat-styling tools.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Crumbliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbliness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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