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The phrase "a weaker link" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a part of a system or group that is less strong or effective than the others, often implying that it could compromise the overall integrity or performance.
Example: "In a team, communication is crucial; if one member is a weaker link, it can affect the entire project's success."
Alternatives: "a fragile component" or "a less robust element".
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The Swiss women, for the moment, remain a weaker link, in part because Lara Gut, a teenager brimming with talent, is out with an injury.
For those participants who reported higher initial dysphoria, there was a stronger association between negative mood and thinking and a weaker link between positive mood and thinking.
In contrast, porn and divorce showed a weaker link in people who attended an organized worship service at least once a week and said they were religious.
That is the conclusion of a report, revealed by Newsnight, showing a weaker link between immigration and unemployment among British people than the government has previously claimed.
A milder version of this argument (a weaker link) can be found in [ 2].
Participants who felt lonely and isolated reported a weaker link between CHD and depression because their loneliness itself made them depressed.
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Seems like a weak link".
A weak link has been performance.
There wasn't a weak link among them.
I don't think they've got a weak link.
There was not a weak link in the cast.
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