tenuous
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The decline in June stemmed from falling oil prices after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a tenuous truce to hold peace talks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
By the time a tenuous ceasefire took effect on 8 April, US forces had struck over 13,000 targets across Iran, according to the White House.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bombing Pickaxe Mountain, which lies on the south side of Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site, would mark a new phase of escalation since the two sides reached a tenuous ceasefire in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He received a hero’s welcome in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv after forging a tenuous Gaza ceasefire last October, visibly moved as he was drowned out by appreciative shouts of “Thank you, Witkoff!”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
More than ever I was aware how tenuous my situation was.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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