fragile

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Pensions and investment company Royal London suggested 30% of UK adults were financially fragile, with low savings and limited capacity to cope with financial shocks.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Stock futures wobbled at the start of trading and then rose on Sunday, and oil rose, too, amid concerns that strikes between Iran and U.S. forces could disrupt a fragile cease fire.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

First of all, the Minneapolis Fed president, who is a voting member of the Fed’s interest-rate committee this year, said he wasn’t sure the fragile cease-fire with Iran would hold.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Delicate silver and gold threads unraveled and wove themselves into the fragile wings of the frozen mariposas, converting the tiny creatures into magical designs stitched meticulously into the bodice of La Llorona’s gown.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall