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tenuous [ˈtenjʊəs] ADJ

tenuous

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The connections between these titles is rather tenuous, there being no single character or place that appears in all six. en.wikipedia.org

Continuously tenuous gear placements in a row with up to 30 m ledge fall potential. en.wikipedia.org

However, his legal position was tenuous and had to be maintained by force. en.wikipedia.org

It is cold, icy, and heavily cratered, with a very tenuous atmosphere. en.wikipedia.org

The plot failed, but the fact that no one was punished illustrates how tenuous his hold on power was. en.wikipedia.org

She credited her tenuous upbringing with making her a skeptic and a dissenter for the rest of her life. en.wikipedia.org

Security in some rural areas was tenuous, and major transportation routes were subject to interdiction by sporadic attacks. en.wikipedia.org

With no oil reserves and the country's tenuous relations with its oil-rich neighbors, the search for a stable source of energy is a national priority. en.wikipedia.org

By then, the plans had already changed from tenuous wartime military use to overt development into an international airport. en.wikipedia.org

A tenuous balance exists between the successful recruitment of quality foster parents and sufficient funding to support their success. en.wikipedia.org

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