the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

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For the tea connoisseur, several loose leaf options are available (and this is not the weak variety that would disappoint most Brits). Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024 Hezbollah is not just a militia but almost a state of its own, more powerful than the weak and divided Lebanese government, and certainly more powerful than the Lebanese army. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 Japan imports almost all of its energy and so the weak yen has compounded other inflationary pressures to hit consumers hard (leading to a slump in confidence back to Covid-era levels). Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 In addition to the hurricanes, Boeing's strike was also a key factor in the weak report. Axios, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the weak 

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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