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fragility

NOUN
frangibleness
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Hanging from the rafters, the tip of its blade points down ominously over viewers’ heads, emphasizing both the danger of the weapon and its fragility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

The same fragility may also mean that many extinct reptiles and amphibians have disappeared from the fossil record entirely.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

You would like to increase your liquidity, but you are hardly in a position of financial fragility.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The Israelis cited the regime’s fragility and the possibility that decapitation could lead to collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

His tall slim body and tapering fingers spoke of fragility, gentleness.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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