delicate

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Clarke noted that CT scanning has become an essential method for studying delicate fossils, especially small dinosaurs and early birds trapped in solid rock.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The glass replicas of flowers are so delicate and precise that the narrator sees them “as organic one instant and as artificial the next.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Reliably pulling off this high-energy yet delicate dance isn’t easy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“This increasingly delicate balance, coupled with mounting questions about the overall impact of AI and the debt levels used to fund its expansion, has further clouded the long-term outlook.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

She was tall, and perched with difficulty on one of the delicate antique side chairs in the front parlor of Ashton Place.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood