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fragile

[fraj-uhl, fraj-ahyl] / ˈfrædʒ əl, ˈfrædʒ aɪl /


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Access to medicines in England is at its most fragile point in years.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The crisis is unfolding during a fragile period for the broader crypto market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

If you don’t give voters something to be excited about, they don’t vote, and our fragile democracy needs every voter it can get.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

She wasn’t crying, not yet, but she was moments away from falling apart, and Ophie didn’t want to be the one to break her fragile control.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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