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The washing action also weakens fibers and eventually leads to fraying or holes.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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Many experts point out that the pandemic did not cause this fraying.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
This fraying of all basic bonds leaves everyone—whether in the family, the workplace, the neighborhood, or the social set—irreparably alone.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
This runner is finished and bound around all four edges and at the corners to provide a finished look and prevent fraying.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The Economist, processed by Our World in Data |
Jacob Turcotte/Staff
Many experts point out that the pandemic did not cause this fraying.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
This fraying of all basic bonds leaves everyone—whether in the family, the workplace, the neighborhood, or the social set—irreparably alone.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
This runner is finished and bound around all four edges and at the corners to provide a finished look and prevent fraying.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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