fragile

Example Sentences

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But the plan has sparked an outcry from heritage experts concerned over the ancient embroidery's already fragile state.

From Barron's

Systems that fit their training data too precisely became fragile and performed poorly on new information.

From Science Daily

"It is fragile, which makes it madness to think of moving it. It is too big a risk."

From BBC

“When you combine this loss of brand love with an aggressive, debt-fueled expansion, you create a fragile house of cards.”

From MarketWatch

“When you combine this loss of brand love with an aggressive, debt-fueled expansion, you create a fragile house of cards.”

From MarketWatch