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All the while, Yelchin, Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and Imogen Poots imbue their disparate characters with inner lives that make each successive shock that much more nerve-fraying.
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Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Over time, the fabric fibers wear down, leading to thinning, fraying, or small tears.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
For added durability, there is an additional edge stitch to prevent further fraying.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Over time, the fabric fibers wear down, leading to thinning, fraying, or small tears.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
For added durability, there is an additional edge stitch to prevent further fraying.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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