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as in crowded
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories
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as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement
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Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space.
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
And the movie’s opening has an additional charge since the tale of a fraught election of a powerful leader now will be in theaters just as Americans are living out the same experience.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
With a fraught election right ahead, City Center is deploying Ragtime for maximum thematic impact, enlisting a battalion of theater stars to praise those wheels of a dream to the high heaven.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The electric atmosphere was also surprising considering the fraught history at Chavez Ravine, when Latino families were uprooted from neighborhoods there throughout the 1950’s to eventually clear the way for the construction of Dodger Stadium.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
And the movie’s opening has an additional charge since the tale of a fraught election of a powerful leader now will be in theaters just as Americans are living out the same experience.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
With a fraught election right ahead, City Center is deploying Ragtime for maximum thematic impact, enlisting a battalion of theater stars to praise those wheels of a dream to the high heaven.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The electric atmosphere was also surprising considering the fraught history at Chavez Ravine, when Latino families were uprooted from neighborhoods there throughout the 1950’s to eventually clear the way for the construction of Dodger Stadium.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Outbreaks usually occur in crowded spaces like schools, college halls, and nursing homes.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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This means a crowded, noisy environment can cause sensory overwhelm and distress.Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Once the election results come in, there is also a possibility that some staffers will brag about their candidate’s win in a way that makes their colleagues feel uneasy.Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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When Richardson called her in the car, Torri immediately felt uneasy.Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
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After a tense moment of eye contact, Sweeney tells his team to hold off on the coordinate upload and gives Kasie three minutes to prevent a war.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The approval came after a tense bargaining process that included the threat of worse offers to come from the troubled plane maker’s CEO.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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Send a Snap of the packed train to friend Browse Reddit.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Chalamet snuck his way through the packed mob, hiding behind a black mask and baseball hat, before sneaking up on two doppelgangers posing for photos.Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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Stories exposing the abuses of the rich and powerful have never held more resonance, as audiences become increasingly aware of the disturbing realities often lurking behind certain picture perfect images often associated with wealth and fame.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In their cinematic debut, the Warrens investigate a disturbing possession at a remote family home in Rhode Island.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Experts say the region’s grasses and hillsides are rife for fast-moving flames, and crews are struggling to gain a foothold on the blazes, which also include the 22,000-acre Airport fire and the 35,000-acre Line fire.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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That tone is rife throughout the lyrically dense project, where both rappers go crazy over 70 BPM gems.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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Making things especially unsettling, their eyes could be seen peeping out of the creatures' necks.EW.com, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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But when pressed to acknowledge that some viewers might find that very perfection unsettling, Zemeckis concedes that the effect might require a small leap of imagination.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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In Tucson, Arizona, David McCumber, the executive editor of the Arizona Daily Star, who manages the paper’s op-eds and letters to the editor, said voters are extremely anxious.Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Election season is a busy time for financial advisors, as calendars often fill up with calls from clients who are anxious over the potential outcome.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Fraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraught. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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