fraught
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But the practice of it has already been ethically fraught.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Atonement” wants you to do more than sympathize with them, preferring we understand the varying degrees of guilt, sorrow and anger that have led Mariam, Lou and Michael to this fraught reunion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sports has a fraught history of hyping the next phenom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
However, bringing perpetrators to justice more than 80 years after the war is now fraught with difficulty.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
A scream pierces the air, so loud and fraught with fear that it gives me a chill despite the heat of the day.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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