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tenuous

[ten-yoo-uhs] / ˈtɛn yu əs /


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In a market where sometimes tenuous links spell big moves for stocks, the Super Bowl halftime performance from Bad Bunny failed to produce coattails.

From MarketWatch

Iron doesn’t easily bend, and this curve is tenuous.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m a nanny, and I pick up a couple of kids from their preschool and I know and love so many kids with parents in pretty tenuous situations,” said McElroy, who is Irish American.

From Los Angeles Times

Sunday’s tenuous cease-fire followed a rapid offensive against the SDF, which collapsed as Arab factions flipped sides to join the government.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tracks washing away had exposed how tenuous life was up here in the north.

From Literature