as in powerlessness
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The retired brigadier general said the conversations among national security leaders through the messaging app should have been held offline due to their highly sensitive information and susceptibility to hackers or foreign adversaries.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Research suggests, too, that hormone therapy reduces susceptibility to osteoporosis, another calamitous disease of aging for women.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Helplessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helplessness. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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