fraught
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Barron’s: Thank you, everyone, for joining us at such a fraught and busy time.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
For Rebecca, something as innocuous as the school run can be fraught with anxiety.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
This is a sometimes-chilling book, but — in this particularly fraught moment in American history — an absolutely vital one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
There are fraught emotions and there is anger.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Edwin Stanton did not live long after the death of Abraham Lincoln, and those years he did live were fraught with controversy.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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