tenuous
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But soon the singer was labeled a “nepo baby,” along with many other new stars who have undeniable privilege but tenuous connections to the entertainment world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Adam Baron, a fellow at US-based think tank New America, said the Houthi offensive since Thursday had "shattered much of what was left of Yemen's tenuous ceasefire".
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The moment hits at the tenuous relationship between religion and queerness, one that often goes unexplored in mainstream queer media.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
He’s not unaware that Meyers’ mostly 20-something male friends have — like many — romanticized the gritty abandon of lower Manhattan’s bygone literary scene and perhaps Ed’s tenuous place in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two, she has a place—however tense and tenuous at the moment—to live.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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