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fray

[frey] / freɪ /




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In Falta, a constituency the TMC had won with 56% of the vote in 2021, the party failed even to keep a candidate in the fray for a repoll.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“We would stay out of the fray, play by the rules, ignore the ludicrous attacks and assume that people would discern the truth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Middleton entered the political fray at a pivotal moment, just as fractures in the Texas Republican Party were beginning to deepen.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

An unenlightening spectacle last week saw Porter float above the fray, wearily raising her eyebrows over the squabbling among her competitors.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In a few weeks four more children joined the fray, for a total of eleven foster children between the ages of two and six.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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