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frailty

[freyl-tee, frey-uhl-] / ˈfreɪl ti, ˈfreɪ əl- /


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Oliver wrote powerful poems about human frailty but spent her days in the woods writing about nature, which she loved as much as she did language.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The court also acquitted them of abusing Graven's psychological frailty, as he had told police prior to his death that he had consented to the stunts, Hamadi's lawyer told Reuters.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Another, of a 63-year-old man who collapsed in November 2025, showed that he died from untreated sepsis, which the report said likely developed following poorly controlled diabetes, malnutrition and overall frailty.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

For Americans with sarcopenic obesity, which is characterized by extra weight and reduced muscle mass in people mostly older than 65, frailty is a major concern.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Just as our bread, mixed and baked, packaged and sold without benefit of accident or human frailty, is uniformly good and uniformly tasteless, so will our speech become one speech.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

“He wants to be the hero of any circumstance, but unfortunately he has these frailties that I know too well.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Even Iran’s “moderate” diplomats don’t suffer these frailties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Having explored reasons why England's on-the-ball tactics contributed to defensive frailties, it makes sense to look at how they set up off the ball.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

It is time to face the fact that Gregg failed to put the death penalty on a sound footing and that nothing can improve on Gregg’s frailties.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

They understand its difficulties and frailties, its glories and pleasures.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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