delicate
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"These days of autumn, when the weather is still good but the sea is already starting to become dangerous" are delicate periods, the prefect said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
"It is remarkable that such a delicate fossil survived," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Currently, the 10-year Treasury yield is floating at 5.2% and sitting just below an area of technical resistance at 5.25% that dates back to July 2007, which could be a delicate line in the sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
The result is a crumb that is delicate, every forkful a moist, subtlety sweet bite.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Its wings too were scaled; scales so fine that delicate pink membranes shone through on the underside.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing delicate
The Diary of Anne Frank
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