fraught with
phrase
: 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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Akhtar’s quasi-autobiographical novel, like Lee Isaac Chung’s film, closely observes a childhood fraught with both consuming love and cultural tension.
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As such, Volvo’s dealer network is an obvious fallback to handle Polestar service or even helping to sell the remaining inventory, but even that is fraught with complications.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 July 2026
As such, Volvo’s dealer network is an obvious fallback to handle Polestar service or even helping to sell the remaining inventory, but even that is fraught with complications.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
1 July 2026
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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