weak link
noun
: the least strong or successful part
the weak link in the company's line of products
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Ultimately, any structure just needs one weak link for fire to spread.
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Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming U.S. tariffs threaten exports.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Passat’s weak link, in my mind, is the too-safe styling, which recalls a cookie-cutter rental sedan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
On the other hand, goalie Stuart Skinner – believed to be a weak link as recently as Edmonton’s second round win over Vancouver – was spectacular, turning away 33 of 34 shots.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
However, the one weak link is veteran Taijuan Walker.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Audi analysis had shown the car’s transmission was its weak link.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024
There is truly not a weak link in the ensemble, which is a rarity even for the best shows.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
China signaled more public borrowing and spending in 2025 with a shift of policy focus to consumption, in an effort to repair the economy’s weak link as looming U.S. tariffs threaten exports.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Passat’s weak link, in my mind, is the too-safe styling, which recalls a cookie-cutter rental sedan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
On the other hand, goalie Stuart Skinner – believed to be a weak link as recently as Edmonton’s second round win over Vancouver – was spectacular, turning away 33 of 34 shots.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
However, the one weak link is veteran Taijuan Walker.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Audi analysis had shown the car’s transmission was its weak link.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024
There is truly not a weak link in the ensemble, which is a rarity even for the best shows.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Weak link.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak%20link. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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