fraught

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Magyar is partly cutting through the fraught media landscape using social media.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But relations between Cuba and the United States have been fraught for centuries.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

For years, American presidents from both political parties have pledged to concentrate their energies on competing with Beijing and managing the often fraught relationship between the world’s two largest economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

That means Powell could remain a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee well into a Warsh chairmanship, adding a layer of complexity to an already fraught transition.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

As we’ll see, that reality was as fraught with consequences for African history as was the absence of native domestic plants in subequatorial Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond