fragile
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They take the olive groves and the goats and the summer houses, and they take the makeshift shelters and the fragile new footing of people who had already lost everything once.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Higher rates typically slow the economy, however, and the Fed wants to be careful not to cause U.S. growth to slow or weaken a somewhat fragile labor market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
U.S. chip stocks were struggling as a result of fragile investor sentiment ahead of U.S. hyperscaler earnings this week, UBS said as Micron Technology, Intel and Sandisk fell premarket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
They came to us fragile and old, and our nurturing turned back their biological clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Delicate silver and gold threads unraveled and wove themselves into the fragile wings of the frozen mariposas, converting the tiny creatures into magical designs stitched meticulously into the bodice of La Llorona’s gown.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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