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brittleness

British  
/ ˈbrɪtəlnɪs /

noun

  1. the quality of being brittle

  2. metallurgy the tendency of a metal to break without being significantly distorted or exposed to a high level of stress Compare toughness softness

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Resolving this crisis of financial brittleness requires a shift from a national-champion model to a global-industry model.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But in addition to exposing Kennedy’s limits, Trump’s pro-Roundup order—and MAHA’s reaction to it—revealed a brittleness to the movement as a whole.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It is back to that idea again: volatility and brittleness everywhere.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

However, their weakness has always been their brittleness.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

Squatting down, I felt a brittleness come over me, a hollow sensation, as if someone could reach out and crush me like a Christmas tree ornament.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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