fragile
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The key question, then, is whether private credit reproduces the balance-sheet features that make banks fragile.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Pakistan, which hosted the weekend's failed talks, has said it hopes to continue facilitating dialogue and has called on both sides to honour the fragile two-week ceasefire.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Market optimism that had lifted stocks late last week unwound on further damage to an already fragile cease-fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
At the time we met, a fragile ceasefire was in place in Lebanon.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Heavy, bulky, and fragile, with banks of switches carefully wired together, Purple was not a natural traveler.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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