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No fraying or pilling, just that coveted softness which feels lived-in, but not worn out.
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2025
As inequality has increased, the country has witnessed a fraying of communities and institutions and deepening divisions along socioeconomic lines.
—Melissa S. Kearney, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
The American soldiers were brainwashed into not wanting to go home through tactics including isolation, the fraying of social bonds and sleep deprivation, Lemov said.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
The washing action also weakens fibers and eventually leads to fraying or holes.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2025
As inequality has increased, the country has witnessed a fraying of communities and institutions and deepening divisions along socioeconomic lines.
—Melissa S. Kearney, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
The American soldiers were brainwashed into not wanting to go home through tactics including isolation, the fraying of social bonds and sleep deprivation, Lemov said.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
The washing action also weakens fibers and eventually leads to fraying or holes.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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