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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.
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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
Disagreements between the Biden administration and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over Rafah contributed to a fraying of relations between the two normally staunch allies.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
The democratic recession and the fraying of the liberal international order have created more revisionist states that disagree ideologically with Washington.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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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
Disagreements between the Biden administration and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over Rafah contributed to a fraying of relations between the two normally staunch allies.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
The democratic recession and the fraying of the liberal international order have created more revisionist states that disagree ideologically with Washington.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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