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Meanings of fragile in English

Lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame"

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Easily broken or damaged or destroyed.

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Usage of fragile in English
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However, markets remain volatile and consumer sentiment is fragile, the company said.
The Irish Times
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Liikanen said the euro zone was still in a very fragile situation.
Reuters
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In Canterbury the health system remains fragile and is facing enormous challenges.
Radio NZ
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Their day's repair work underlined how fragile the island's power system remains.
The Guardian
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Great care must be taken not to damage the pyramids' fragile structures.
News.com.au
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Without solid institutions and a healthy political center freedom is always fragile.
The new yorker
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There could be a relatively fragile situation developing over the coming weeks.
Reuters
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The effect of the Bankia news on fragile financial markets was devastating.
Reuters
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The eventual MAX return will also test an increasingly fragile aviation market.
Reuters
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A Chilean environmental court in December called the Atacama ecosystem particularly fragile.
Reuters
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Yet when Clusius arrived there, civic confidence was in a fragile state.
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Will employment be guaranteed to former commission workers in socially fragile areas?
The Guardian
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Although an election is not scheduled until 2022, May's government remains fragile.
Reuters
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But fragile demand means investors will be sceptical of the new schedule.
Reuters
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Britain's banking sector remains fragile more than five years after the crash.
Reuters
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All that is set against an increasingly fragile political and structural backdrop.
Reuters
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