fraying

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Fox’s fear of losing games created a highly unusual situation where Murdoch was seeking to stir up trouble for a partner it pays billions, fraying a relationship that has lasted for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Initial public euphoria over Pakistan's image being burnished on the global stage has begun to give way to fraying patience after weeks of stop-start restrictions around Islamabad.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"This has the immense danger of reducing institutional legitimacy and fraying social cohesion."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Still, the leader of the host nation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has tried to position herself as a mediator between the U.S. and Europe, staunchly defending the fraying trans-Atlantic alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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