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Flags that near fraying or fading are appropriately retired with the help of our local American Legion post.
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Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Throughout the region, the fraying of democratic institutions and the rise of insecurity had encouraged support for strongmen.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Quince’s line of organic Turkish cotton towels are super soft to the touch, with lined edges that prevent fraying.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
In the United States, bipartisan support for arming Ukraine is showing some fraying.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2022
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Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Throughout the region, the fraying of democratic institutions and the rise of insecurity had encouraged support for strongmen.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Quince’s line of organic Turkish cotton towels are super soft to the touch, with lined edges that prevent fraying.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
In the United States, bipartisan support for arming Ukraine is showing some fraying.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2022
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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