fragile
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“Everything appears to be very fragile, and that’s very unsettling,” said Joseph Tanious, chief investment strategist for North America at Northern Trust Asset Management.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
The fragile truce in place since April 8 has allowed experts to begin gauging the scale of the damage, though the complex remains closed to the public.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Fighting has since been largely suspended under a fragile ceasefire.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Oil prices extended losses after the U.S. signaled a fragile cease-fire with Iran is holding despite recent attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Her voice sounded so fragile, nothing like the Ishtar I thought I knew.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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