fray
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Tourists hauled their suitcases over the doorstep into the fray, fresh off a flight or rushing to make one, if only they could get one last chicken finger first.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
I hadn’t learned yet that I was a Type A person masquerading as Type B. The disguise began to fray almost immediately.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
His fray with the Strong family was triumphant, but left Aemond with a wound in his side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then there is the turn of events which brought Baroness Lawrence into the fray.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
As War Admiral walked to the line alongside the flagman and starter Cassidy, Woolf worked to fray the Triple Crown winner’s famously delicate nerves.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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