delicate
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As with bone-marrow transplantation, success depends on a delicate balance between administering treatments that are powerful enough to control cancers without overwhelming the patient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Experts say there is some momentum in mortgage rate reductions, but the situation remains delicate with borrowers still exposed to the possibility of sudden shifts in mortgage costs.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
And if even one of those delicate matters falls through, the catastrophic disruption promulgated by the strait’s closure is likely to last indefinitely.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
The newfound optimism rests on the delicate assumption that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is not going to get worse.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 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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