fragile
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Weintraub also describes the security context in Colombia as "fragile" - making it difficult for substitution programmes to operate effectively in many rural areas.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Conservator Margalida Munar, papyrologist Leah Mascia, and Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, professor in the Department of Classical, Romance and Semitic Languages, classical philologist, and director of the Oxyrhynchus project, examined the fragile document.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The framework agreement was concluded after a fragile ceasefire came into effect last month in the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Still, analysts say the economy remains fragile, with businesses somewhat hesitant to invest and hire, and households curbing spending amid elevated energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The dishes seemed impossibly fragile, the china thinner than a cracker and painted with brightly colored elephants.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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