as in weakness
a defect in character
a wife who never tires of listing her husband's perceived shortcomings
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Other legal tools and strategies may be able to make up for those shortcomings.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
The duo works well, but testing the Helio ring alone quickly revealed its shortcomings.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2024
To an extent, that’s true of all Wong’s work, which is singularly cinematic even in its shortcomings.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
This lack of connections is why his opponent struggles to secure resources for constituents, Nez said, while deflecting blame for his shortcomings onto others.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
The duo works well, but testing the Helio ring alone quickly revealed its shortcomings.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2024
To an extent, that’s true of all Wong’s work, which is singularly cinematic even in its shortcomings.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
This lack of connections is why his opponent struggles to secure resources for constituents, Nez said, while deflecting blame for his shortcomings onto others.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Shortcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcoming. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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