fragile
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This week’s big rally in stocks lost some steam Friday amid rising inflation at home and as Saturday’s planned U.S.-Iran meeting in Islamabad put the countries’ fragile cease-fire in focus.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Energy price shocks will still fiscally squeeze the region’s already fragile states, and farmers’ rising fertilizer costs will still show up in food prices in the months to come.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Asian equities rose and oil prices were relatively stable early Friday, as the U.S. raced to keep Israel’s war in Lebanon from jeopardizing the fragile cease-fire and derailing talks with Iran this weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The prime minister said the US-Iran ceasefire agreement was "fragile" and that the Strait of Hormuz would need to be "part of the solution".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The problem for Bobby became that, since his teeth no longer had fillings, they also no longer had any support and became more fragile.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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