fraught
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The practice field naming rights proved to be the last straw in what was already a fraught relationship with USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Decisions about selling, repairs, property taxes, insurance and maintenance can become fraught.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
No issue facing Southeast Asia's foreign ministers has been more fraught than how to reintegrate Myanmar, a member state formally excluded from such summits since its military junta seized power in 2021.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
In written submissions, Jacobs said that the crash came two days after the helicopter was delivered, following a "fraught upgrade and introduction".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Katz was liberally covered in blood from his fraught stumble through the woods, and there was tiredness all over us, even in our eyes.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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