fragile
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Mark DiCamillo, the poll’s director, said previous surveys showed support for Proposition 40 has been fragile, and the most recent shows its prospects have dimmed as election day approaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
We talk next to what became the defining image of last week's nationwide protests: the still impressive, yet fragile exterior of his town's 19th-Century town hall, charred from a fire.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Unlike more stable materials, this uranium oxide is mechanically fragile and can readily break apart into microscopic fragments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
In July, a fragile 2022 truce fell apart after the Houthis allowed an Iranian plane to land in Yemen's capital Sanaa in defiance of Riyadh's control over Yemeni airspace, setting off a spate of attacks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Beyond the fragile security of the familiar walls of Marina’s home, her Motherland was exploding.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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