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brittleness
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These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026 -
The Iranian attacks and the viral photographs and videos of flames rising from a hotel, an airport, a port in the Emirates, and the energy infrastructure in the region foreground a certain brittleness and threaten that sense of security and prosperity.—
Dina Esfandiary,
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11 Mar. 2026
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“Crumbliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbliness. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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