fraying

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The safety net that previously absorbed part of medical costs when a family couldn’t afford them is fraying, and most families have noticed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

“Eddington” took on pandemic paranoia and our fraying connection to reality.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

King Charles III will begin a four-day diplomatic visit to Washington to mend the fraying U.S.-U.K. relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The shape of our politics is in flux, and any traditional expectations of stability fraying.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He mourned the dead girl all that day, fraying the nerves of the whole family and all the neighbors, who came running at the sound of his shipwrecked howls.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende