fractious
Example Sentences
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On that occasion, England won a fractious contest by 22 runs in a thrilling conclusion at the home of cricket.
From BBC
But he has held together a fractious coalition throughout the war with Hamas and has remained steady in the polls after a deep drop following the Oct.
But while the mood is a little less fractious than last week, uncertainty continues to weigh on riskier assets, with bitcoin hovering around $87,000.
From Barron's
“It is a convenient label for a loose and sometimes fractious group of generals and senior government officials that thrives amidst Venezuela’s endemic corruption,” Gunson said.
As the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War cooled, Cheney was charged with overseeing a Pentagon that was more fractious than usual.
From Los Angeles Times
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