weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
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There is truly not a weak link in the ensemble, which is a rarity even for the best shows.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
While businesses often focus on external actors, employees are often an inadvertent weak link, making a strong security culture critical.
—Rich Vibert, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny as the potential weak link.
—Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Chinese analysts view South Korea as a weak link in the United States’ East Asian alliances, and Beijing is trying to divide Washington and Seoul through a combination of compliments and threats.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2022
South Sudan shot 61% in the first half, outscored the U.S. 21-3 from three-point range, and turnovers — the clear weak link of this U.S. team so far — were a problem yet again.
—Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
Zelenskyy told European leaders that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, had so far failed to sow disunity within the region, but noted that EU member states — and one weak link in particular — could yet bow to temptation or blackmail.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 18 July 2024
In the run-up to a launch attempt last summer, Boeing and NASA discovered two more problems—flammable material inside the capsule and a weak link on Starliner's parachute system—that pushed back the crew test flight nearly a year.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
Other points of friction are likely to include the impasse in Congress over the $60 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, which has frustrated American allies, and Japan’s need to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities, which U.S. officials think is a weak link in the alliance.
—Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
While businesses often focus on external actors, employees are often an inadvertent weak link, making a strong security culture critical.
—Rich Vibert, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny as the potential weak link.
—Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Chinese analysts view South Korea as a weak link in the United States’ East Asian alliances, and Beijing is trying to divide Washington and Seoul through a combination of compliments and threats.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2022
South Sudan shot 61% in the first half, outscored the U.S. 21-3 from three-point range, and turnovers — the clear weak link of this U.S. team so far — were a problem yet again.
—Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
Zelenskyy told European leaders that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, had so far failed to sow disunity within the region, but noted that EU member states — and one weak link in particular — could yet bow to temptation or blackmail.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 18 July 2024
In the run-up to a launch attempt last summer, Boeing and NASA discovered two more problems—flammable material inside the capsule and a weak link on Starliner's parachute system—that pushed back the crew test flight nearly a year.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
Other points of friction are likely to include the impasse in Congress over the $60 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, which has frustrated American allies, and Japan’s need to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities, which U.S. officials think is a weak link in the alliance.
—Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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