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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Those are impressive business outcomes, ones that potentially have the power to accelerate new service delivery, reduce subscriber churn and ultimately return higher levels of profitability in a telecom industry fraught with challenges for both capital and operational expense.
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Will Townsend, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
But, as urgently as Adams needs to become an ex-mayor, removing him from office will set a precedent fraught with the potential for abuse.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
But many of the president’s proposals are fraught with grave risks.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Like Sharabi, Levy's release was also fraught with fresh tragedy.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Will Townsend, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
But, as urgently as Adams needs to become an ex-mayor, removing him from office will set a precedent fraught with the potential for abuse.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
But many of the president’s proposals are fraught with grave risks.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Like Sharabi, Levy's release was also fraught with fresh tragedy.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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