fraught

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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

In entertainment circles, the Oscar curse is a dreaded phenomenon, characterized by actors who have been nominated or won an Oscar, only for their post-prestige careers to be fraught with flops.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

She and Grace exchange a few looks so fraught with meaning that you almost wonder if a romantic subplot got cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But locating and seizing the hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium that Iran possesses would require an intricate choreography and could be fraught with risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Ophie’s mother was cross with her for the rest of the day, making the silence on the trolley ride home more fraught than usual.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland