fragile

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Oil rebounded and Asian equities fell early Thursday as marine traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained throttled amid a fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He is the 11th Al Jazeera journalist to be killed since the start of the war in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place for six months.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Mizuho warned the rally “feels bound to end in tears” as the Iran truce is fragile and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Dan Boston, lead fund manager at Polar Capital, called the Strait of Hormuz an “interesting conundrum,” because it shows how fragile global supply chains have become in a fracturing world order.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In fact, everything seemed to be drawn toward the face of this god—the dim light, the poisonous clouds, the essence of the monsters, even Annabeth’s own fragile life force.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan