fraught
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Over time, Walker’s relationship with Gates and his former wife, Melinda French Gates, would become fraught, the documents show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Both Utako and Fuki chase after human connections fraught with danger, each trying to insulate themselves from the tragedy waiting at home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
He said this was because the changes were "fraught with hoops you have to jump through" that "deters a lot of people from even bothering".
From BBC • May 25, 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
“We cannot take the same attitude now because the success which we have achieved in the development of nuclear power is fraught with infinitely greater dangers than were all the inventions of the past.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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