frayed
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There are absolutely weeks where I can barely make it through one fluorescent-lit supermarket run without feeling emotionally frayed and financially humbled by the price of olive oil.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Settles-Bey sways to the rhythm of the bongos on a recent Sunday in the park -- but nerves are still frayed.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Musk, the onetime “First Buddy,” appeared to have re-entered the president’s inner circle, less than a year after their relationship appeared to have frayed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri sought to calm frayed nerves, insisting there was no fuel shortage.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The holes were big and uneven, and the rope was frayed.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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