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fraught

[frawt] / frɔt /


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Gilead’s position on access to lenacapavir comes at a fraught moment for the global fight against HIV.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Formal withdrawal from the 1949 treaty that created the alliance would be legally fraught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Such an operation would be extremely challenging and fraught with danger, according to military experts and former US defence officials who spoke to the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Monday’s appearance came as Powell navigates one of the more legally fraught endings to a Fed chair’s tenure in modern history.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

This vote, for me, was more fraught than any other we’d gone through.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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