fraught
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However, bringing perpetrators to justice more than 80 years after the war is now fraught with difficulty.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Previous American wars equally have highlighted both the fraught nature of serving in higher-level leadership roles and in lower ranks where war’s injurious effects are most grievously felt.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Not to mention an emotionally and financially fraught one.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“It is a fraught moment” said Angela Aina, co-founder and executive director of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, one of the groups supported by Daisy Chain Fields.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In retirement, William had completed secret missions for the NSA, but even so, his ties with the agency had become fraught.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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