fragile
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"Fragile is the flesh of defenseless populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds," the pope said at the mass in St Peter's Basilica.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Janet Rivera cares for both her 79-year-old mother, who has dementia, and her 25-year-old son, who has a genetic condition called Fragile X syndrome.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
"And sometimes in tragic images, whether it's paintings or photographs, there's a lot of beauty. And that's why the show's called Fragile Beauty, because there's beauty in everything."
From BBC • May 15, 2024
The findings may also have implications for intellectual disabilities, such as Fragile X syndrome.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
She remembered what her mother said the day Johnny, husband #3, moved the rest of his guitar collection into the rented U-Haul and drove it away to live with a Hooters waitress named Fragile.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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