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fragility

NOUN
frangibleness
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The Israelis cited the regime’s fragility and the possibility that decapitation could lead to collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Nearly half of all households fell into a tier “above the asset poverty line,” meaning they “have escaped acute fragility but do not currently have a foundation for resilience and growth.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

"Population movements, persistent insecurity, and the fragility of the health system continue to complicate efforts to bring the outbreak under control," Anne Ancia, the WHO's representative in the DRC, said Tuesday.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Last week, UN deputy special envoy Claudio Cordone told the Security Council that Syria's transition was "at a critical phase, with opportunity and fragility existing side-by-side".

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Who knows, we might even acknowledge the fragility and vulnerability that always accompany high specialization in biology, and movements might start up for the protection of ourselves as a valuable, endangered species.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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