fragile
Example Sentences
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Four months into a fragile ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, most of the more than two million population relies on aid – for food, medical care and water.
From BBC
Without achieving genuine visibility into our existing systems, faster defense will be built atop fragile foundations.
A fragile ceasefire followed, but the negotiations failed to bring about a ceasing of hostilities between the two sides.
From BBC
The last serious flare-up was in October, after which a fragile ceasefire brokered by Turkey and Qatar was reached.
From BBC
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies meet Sunday with a familiar dilemma: add barrels to the market or continue holding back against a fragile geopolitical backdrop.
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