fraught
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But for most people in most of the world, as I’ve written previously, it’s time to move on from eight tormented decades of an increasingly fraught love-hate relationship with America.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
But their fraught relationship will decidedly keep you nervous, so score one for multilayered storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
The deal follows weeks of fraught negotiations and periodic threats of fresh hostilities, but its details remain unclear.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Because of this, calling the police can have fraught outcomes—and often, it’s not even a real option.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
It was a challenging engagement—wet, hot, buggy, and fraught with fear for what might lie under each bush or beside each rock.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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