as in faults
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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Recent Examples of weaknesses
Adversaries will look to capitalize on America’s weaknesses, leading to even greater disorganization.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Kleber gives the Clippers more size, helping to address one of their biggest weaknesses.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Sachs and Rosenfeld said Amazon’s multi-year delay in negotiating with its first union at a warehouse on Staten Island showed the weaknesses in labor law.
—Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The strengths in this Gypsy revival far outweigh the weaknesses, specially the impact of viewing the musical through the lens of a trio of Black stars.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Hire people that cover your weaknesses.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically a lack of sufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting due to inadequate segregation of duties and lack of multiple levels of supervision and review.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Latch identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and is implementing a remediation plan to address these issues.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Kleber gives the Clippers more size, helping to address one of their biggest weaknesses.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Sachs and Rosenfeld said Amazon’s multi-year delay in negotiating with its first union at a warehouse on Staten Island showed the weaknesses in labor law.
—Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The strengths in this Gypsy revival far outweigh the weaknesses, specially the impact of viewing the musical through the lens of a trio of Black stars.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Hire people that cover your weaknesses.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically a lack of sufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting due to inadequate segregation of duties and lack of multiple levels of supervision and review.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Latch identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and is implementing a remediation plan to address these issues.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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