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The already frail economy is reeling from an estimated $270 billion in damage to infrastructure from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes—equivalent to about 60% of Iran’s annual output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

He last appeared in public at a May 1 event in front of the US embassy in Havana, where he appeared frail, and was shown on state television at events in June.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

During that time, people from every corner of the world online seemed to take every opportunity to scrutinize every contour of her frail frame.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

It paved the way for her to assume the role of president should Ortega, who is believed to be in frail health, should be declared "permanently absent".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

It was frail and soft, and it barely carried as the warriors’ whooping grew.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

That made it possible for older, frailer patients to survive with “mini-transplants.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

"But we know the longer you spend in hospital the more patients are at risk of getting frailer, losing strength and needing more care."

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026

This previously manifested through mostly vibes-based measures: Does his voice sound a little frailer?

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025

For the oldest, the improvements were lost entirely, and they were frailer than those of the same age living in the prior decade, experts say.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

She was smaller and frailer than her sister, but her hair was long and still golden.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

These are the sickest and frailest patients - the ones who cannot be sent home immediately after treatment.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2022

Unable to speak, Qawasmi, 24, is the frailest of the six.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2021

At Life Care, where elderly and sick people come to heal from broken hips and strokes, or simply to live out their frailest years, the death toll has continued to climb.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2020

The inmates who meet the criteria for compassionate release tend to be among the oldest and frailest in the federal prison system, whose population is getting older and more expensive.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2018

The Uncle wrapped thick knitted blankets around them and gave them hot tea, although of the three of them, he looked the frailest and in need of a rest.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega