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frayed

[freyd] / freɪd /






ADJECTIVE
shopworn
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The report may have smoothed over some frayed nerves about artificial intelligence coming for jobs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

There are absolutely weeks where I can barely make it through one fluorescent-lit supermarket run without feeling emotionally frayed and financially humbled by the price of olive oil.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Settles-Bey sways to the rhythm of the bongos on a recent Sunday in the park -- but nerves are still frayed.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

However frayed, the alliance between the two men lasted until the Allied triumph in 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

His jeans are dark and frayed at the hems.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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