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fragility

NOUN
frangibleness
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There are already some signs of fragility, with eurozone retail sales falling in July, as did German industrial production.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destruction on such a scale, and the disaster is stark warning of the dangerous fragility of its mountain environment in a rapidly heating world.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Excitement over its future prospects should be tempered because of the fragility of the opposition, yet there is no doubt England's bowlers have been outstanding so far in this series.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The Swiss investment bank’s “Turbu-lens,” an index which is designed to forecast market fragility, was at a reading of 1 on Aug. 19, the maximum rate it’s reached since late 2024.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

We don’t know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don’t always appreciate their fragility.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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