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[frey] / freɪ /




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The company is making those moves as its snacks business faces steeper competition, as smaller brands enter the fray and retailers lure increasingly price-conscious consumers with their cheaper store brands.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Unions and construction trade groups are now entering the fray from the other side, warning that such actions endanger thousands of building-related jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Mourinho backed it up in his second season before relationships began to fray and the most successful boss in the club's history left in September 2007.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

It is supplying the constitutional context and stripping away the pretense courts so often cling to when they want to stay out of the fray.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Other girls ran into the room, joining the fray.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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