fraught
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Not to mention an emotionally and financially fraught one.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The conflict wore on, however, and navigating the Strait of Hormuz remains fraught.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
So it was no surprise when Gauff suffered a fourth-round exit in a tournament where she looked fraught throughout and was reduced to tears during matches.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“It is a fraught moment” said Angela Aina, co-founder and executive director of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, one of the groups supported by Daisy Chain Fields.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In most places on earth, this encounter would have been fraught with tension.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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