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India’s Modi heads to Japan, China Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi departs today for Japan and China, visits that come with New Delhi’s ties to Washington fraying.
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semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In clothing production today these edges are mostly serged to prevent fraying, or, in the case of particularly cheaply made clothing like fast fashion, the destined-to-dissolve weave or knit is commonly (unevenly trimmed) and simply left raw.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The traction worked well on slippery surfaces, and the shoes were durable and held up well after multiple hikes, showing no signs of damage or fraying.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Fraying social bonds and livelihoods Not just an issue of income and assets, growing class inequality represents the fraying of American society.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
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semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In clothing production today these edges are mostly serged to prevent fraying, or, in the case of particularly cheaply made clothing like fast fashion, the destined-to-dissolve weave or knit is commonly (unevenly trimmed) and simply left raw.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The traction worked well on slippery surfaces, and the shoes were durable and held up well after multiple hikes, showing no signs of damage or fraying.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Fraying social bonds and livelihoods Not just an issue of income and assets, growing class inequality represents the fraying of American society.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fraying
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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