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fragile

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


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Into this already fragile system comes the fuel crisis, compounding every existing problem.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

This week’s big rally in stocks lost some steam Friday amid rising inflation at home and as Saturday’s planned U.S.-Iran meeting in Islamabad put the countries’ fragile cease-fire in focus.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

A consistent rally during a very fragile cease-fire seems like a tenuous prospect.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In Still Alive, Samay Raina gestures to that fragile balance: how jokes, once released into the online world, can travel far beyond their original context, taking on new meanings, and sometimes carry serious consequences.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Despite his fragile physical and mental health, William still had an unequaled breadth of cryptographic experience, as well as close and long-standing friendships with key people in European intelligence circles.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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