fragile

Example Sentences

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Today, expectations are more fragile and gasoline prices remain one of the most visible costs for households.

From Barron's

A surge in energy costs would squeeze consumers and threaten to upend a fragile global economy already battered by trade conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Financial markets will be watching in the coming days to gauge whether the latest attack on a Chinese ally could cause the fragile trade truce between the U.S. and China to unravel.

From Barron's

Sustaining the protests hinges on a fragile alliance united by little more than outrage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four months into a fragile ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, most of the more than two million population relies on aid – for food, medical care and water.

From BBC