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tenuous

[ten-yoo-uhs] / ˈtɛn yu əs /


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He’s retired, and the rotation is as tenuous as ever.

From Los Angeles Times

The others had to scramble to fill their rosters with whatever half-decent prospects they could unearth that had a tenuous claim to national heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes at a tenuous time for the market.

From Barron's

Online sleuths poring over government files have drawn a tenuous connection between the 90-year-old company and Leon Black, the former CEO of its private-equity owner, Apollo Global Management.

From The Wall Street Journal

It only got uglier from there, leaving the Trojans’ tournament hopes in a tenuous place and their frustrated head coach with his own head in his hands.

From Los Angeles Times