fraught
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Speaking to reporters after meeting King Frederik X, Frederiksen said the deal was reached following long and fraught negotiations, adding that she would present the new cabinet on Wednesday.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
She describes an awkward car ride with Melania to Trump’s 2024 inauguration, another tradition, fraught with strained small talk about Barron’s time at New York University and the recent passing of Melania’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Yet as fraught as it sounds — and as abruptly as it ends — I left elated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The gaming community has developed a “very, very fraught relationship with AI, and it’s not getting better,” according to Togelius.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
But it is said, too, that her passion brings her only a burden of pain, fraught with many sighs.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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