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soft spot

noun

a weak or vulnerable position, place, condition, etc.:
a soft spot in their fortifications; a soft spot in the economy.
emotional susceptibility:
a soft spot for dogs and babies.

soft spot

noun

a sentimental fondness (esp in the phrase have a soft spot for )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft spot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Online charter schools are a soft spot in California’s childhood vaccine laws.

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The publicly funded schools are among the few remaining soft spots in California’s stringent childhood vaccination laws, which lawmakers tightened after a measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in 2014 sickened more than 300 people.

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It actually began under Obama’s watch, and normally Trump would love to beat up Obama, but he has recently developed a soft spot for the guy.

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Vilanch still has a soft spot for his late friend, and is currently working on a theater piece about him.

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We managed to get to a few too, and I've got a real soft spot for the Bees even now.

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soft-spoken soft steel

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