fragility
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Nearly half of all households fell into a tier “above the asset poverty line,” meaning they “have escaped acute fragility but do not currently have a foundation for resilience and growth.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
In contrast to the fragility of wine glasses or the toughness of granite, trees are antifragile—they develop resistance from exposure to stress, to entropy, to risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Record-high financing costs and $223 billion in bank equity repo exposure create fragility, making the market vulnerable to higher rates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The monthly figure, she said, "points to renewed fragility in the UK economy, with pressure on both consumers and businesses likely to persist over the coming months".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
I was still hesitant to let myself let go, because I still believed in the fragility of happiness.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
Vocabulary lists containing fragility
Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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Unit 2: Pivotal Words and Phrases
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"Animal Wisdom" and "The Last Wolf," Vocabulary from the poems
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