fragility
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On the surface, the Bowdens are a perfect family, but cracks are rippling with increasing intensity just beneath, a fragility that will soon be exploited by Cady.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Tension eased somewhat after the ceasefire, but the ongoing military activities in the strait are reminders of its fragility.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Together, these events “will deliver possibly the greatest test yet to this rally,” says SpotGamma, which makes note of signs of excess and fragility within the market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
“When fragility in parts of the system make each interest rate change potentially destabilizing, the central bank sees its room for maneuver curtailed,” Lagarde said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Her fragility made me feel the most unbearable tenderness toward her.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing fragility
Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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"Animal Wisdom" and "The Last Wolf," Vocabulary from the poems
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