soft target
Americannoun
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soft targets
plural
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Military. a location, object, or person that is vulnerable to attack, especially a public space made vulnerable due to a lack of security.
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someone or something that is easy to attack or take advantage of.
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Soon after, we discover Z speaks Latin and French with ease and that his ideal first date involves transporting his soft target to Paris to sip Kir Royales by the Seine.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some think this now makes golf courses a "soft target" for development.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
“Most have underfunded their IT functions. They do not have cybersecurity experts on staff. And they’re increasingly being viewed as as a soft target by cyber criminals,” Levin said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
In retrospect, I was a soft target for hackers.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2023
Dauntless was more than a match for that soft target, but the other ship, Pole Star, everyone feared.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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