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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The question of banning a candidate is fraught with democratic risks, even under extraordinary circumstances. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Memorializing Auschwitz itself was fraught with challenges. Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 The emerging divide in AI adoption reflects a deeper organizational reality: While the potential of AI is widely recognized, the path to implementation is fraught with significant challenges. Shivangi Khurania, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 This may all still happen, and the road ahead for Trump is deeply complex and fraught with rivals who have years more experience in the job, and much more to lose or gain. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fraught with 

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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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