tenuous
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A formative introduction to the internet’s tenuous rules for engagement happened when I was 13.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
For the moment, a tenuous two-week ceasefire with Iran is in place.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz remains essentially closed, with more than 800 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf and only eight vessels, mostly dry-bulk vessels, passing through since the tenuous cease-fire between the U.S.,
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The others had to scramble to fill their rosters with whatever half-decent prospects they could unearth that had a tenuous claim to national heritage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Two, she has a place—however tense and tenuous at the moment—to live.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Vocabulary lists containing tenuous
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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Grade 12, List 1
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