fraught
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Things are considerably less fraught, noisy and wildly unpredictable than they were last week.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Allie has had multiple marriages, and this young woman comes into her life, and it’s fraught, but they’re learning from each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
For Rebecca, something as innocuous as the school run can be fraught with anxiety.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
But his position looks fraught, with most investors and analysts now betting that he won’t last out the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“We cannot take the same attitude now because the success which we have achieved in the development of nuclear power is fraught with infinitely greater dangers than were all the inventions of the past.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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