fragile
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The leather-jacket keynotes made Nvidia a legend, and they also made it fragile.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
“If I keep my language and culture in a fragile little jar, someone will come along and trample it, and it will disappear forever,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
The fragile 2022 truce fell apart after the Houthis allowed an Iranian plane to land in Yemen's capital Sanaa in defiance of Saudi control over Yemeni airspace, setting off a spate of attacks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
This is one of many plot twists and switchbacks, the most dramatic of which ends with a final showdown in which an exquisitely fragile object overpowers firearms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
She wasn’t crying, not yet, but she was moments away from falling apart, and Ophie didn’t want to be the one to break her fragile control.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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