brittle

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When stretched, solids elongate until they reach a critical stress point, then break suddenly in a process known as brittle fracture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Investor sentiment in the software sector remains brittle due to AI fears, with Anthropic set to demonstrate Claude’s capabilities.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

We move in a familiar loop: outrage at dysfunction, ritualized critique, then a quiet hope that the same brittle systems will somehow stabilize themselves when the stakes get high.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

The brittle, acoustically reflective shell combines with its curved, hollow shape to act as a Helmholtz resonator, rendering ambient background noise into the sound of the surf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“Of course not,” I echo, but something hard and brittle twists inside my chest as I say goodbye.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan