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fray

[frey] / freɪ /




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Then there is the turn of events which brought Baroness Lawrence into the fray.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Their youngest brother Daeron rides Tessarion, but they have not yet joined the fray.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Reporters get to vote on which pool member will join the fray and we stage the match.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

The announcement surprised many in Iran who had been braced for a third successive night of US-strikes after a ceasefire ending the Middle East war began to fray.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

As usual, he took the point position himself, determined to be the first into the fray if, as he fervently hoped, a fray developed.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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