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Since then, the globe has been strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the continued fraying of democracy around the world.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
But given the scale of destruction during Assad's violent reign on Syria's physical infrastructure and the fraying of social dynamics, many experts remain skeptical that Syria won't end up a fractured state.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
The 1st Born Second singer hasn’t lost a step; his instrument — the closest thing to Prince’s in its delicate, purposeful fraying of gorgeous falsetto runs — remains breathtaking in action.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The fraying of these ties might not seem significant in the short run, as Europe struggles to shoulder the burden of keeping the JCPOA alive.
—Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2019
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
But given the scale of destruction during Assad's violent reign on Syria's physical infrastructure and the fraying of social dynamics, many experts remain skeptical that Syria won't end up a fractured state.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
The 1st Born Second singer hasn’t lost a step; his instrument — the closest thing to Prince’s in its delicate, purposeful fraying of gorgeous falsetto runs — remains breathtaking in action.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The fraying of these ties might not seem significant in the short run, as Europe struggles to shoulder the burden of keeping the JCPOA alive.
—Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2019
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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