delicate
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As with all delicate situations, how you tell your friends is more important than what you tell them.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
But it is a delicate sequence that requires the confidence of the committee, which is exactly what an early, contested rate cut would put at risk.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The markets are, however watching events in the Gulf, alongside British ballot boxes, which is making for a delicate time for UK government debt.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
This change poses a growing threat to the continent's delicate ice shelves, which line its coast and help stabilize the ice sheet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
When he tries to explain our delicate relationship with the Indians, how we trade and work to keep a fragile peace, they scoff at him.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing delicate
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Bridge to Terabithia
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