fragile
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U.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday, after a massive tech selloff on Friday interrupted Wall Street’s two-month rally, and after new developments threatened the fragile cease-fire in the Iran war.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
But first, somebody has to pack it all up — all 3.5 million fossils, each fragile and irreplaceable, like a house move out of a nightmare.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
With a fragile economy and few natural resources, Tuvalu relies on a government trust fund to help foot the growing costs of the climate crisis.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The effort to constrain the White House comes as the war has morphed from a heavy bombing campaign to a fragile ceasefire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Today, she breaks that fragile trust we’ve built.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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