fraught with
idiom
: full of (something bad or unwanted)
The situation was fraught with danger.
The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.
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But new elections for the National Assembly would be fraught with risk for the French leader.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Glanville and Richards' relationship has been rocky and fraught with tension in recent years.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Can Detroit right the ship in time to emerge victorious from a rivalry that is fraught with … mutual respect?
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But much like the June 2023 shootout, the case of Green’s July 2024 killing was fraught with legal issues and self-defense claims.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Glanville and Richards' relationship has been rocky and fraught with tension in recent years.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Can Detroit right the ship in time to emerge victorious from a rivalry that is fraught with … mutual respect?
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But much like the June 2023 shootout, the case of Green’s July 2024 killing was fraught with legal issues and self-defense claims.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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