fraught
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"He's had extremely fraught relationships with US presidents," said Natan Sacks, an expert on US-Israeli relations at the Washington-based Middle East Institute.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Moving on to a new doctor is highly traumatic and fraught with problems related to continuity of care.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
She describes an awkward car ride with Melania to Trump’s 2024 inauguration, another tradition, fraught with strained small talk about Barron’s time at New York University and the recent passing of Melania’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Yet as fraught as it sounds — and as abruptly as it ends — I left elated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Katz was liberally covered in blood from his fraught stumble through the woods, and there was tiredness all over us, even in our eyes.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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