fragile
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Crucially, despite the blockade, the fragile two-week truce agreed last Wednesday between Washington and Tehran remained in place.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Trouble begins when losses collide with fragile funding structures.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“While this renders the truce even more fragile than before, we still doubt that either party will dare to let the full-blown war resume,” the rates strategist says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
At the time we met, a fragile ceasefire was in place in Lebanon.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
For a few fragile seconds, she remained as detached as the clouds overhead, suspended in an intermediate space between nightmares and dreams, where reality couldn’t reach.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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