fraught
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Europe’s DP World Tour is set to see an influx of talent—and it’s fraught with tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Water supply is a fraught issue in Cape Town which narrowly avoided a "Day Zero" water shutdown in 2018 and could reportedly face restrictions from December as the warming El Nino weather pattern takes hold.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
That letter was a much more fraught affair.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The 20-plus-year journey—from the lightbulb over Bartholdi’s head to the lamp over the statue’s—was fraught.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Ophie’s mother was cross with her for the rest of the day, making the silence on the trolley ride home more fraught than usual.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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