tenuous
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As models become bigger and more powerful, the connection between how they think and what they report on it only becomes more tenuous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
Even within the tenuous reality of the movie, Frankie and Molly aren’t focused on saving their own necks, especially after their clairvoyant powers kick in and the friends realize they can communicate with closed mouths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Her last tie, however tenuous, to her mother.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing tenuous
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