dicey
Example Sentences
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Most people with straightforward tax returns probably wouldn’t see any change with IRS operations, Gleckman said, but “if there’s a problem, a glitch or an unusual situation, then things could get a little dicey.”
From MarketWatch
The rain — heavy and steady for days — was needed but deadly, providing relief from dry conditions but causing danger from mudslides, dicey roads and falling trees.
From Los Angeles Times
A December rate cut “is a little dicier than markets have it right now. You’re hanging a lot on the slowdown in nonfarm payrolls,” he said.
But for hikers trapped near the eastern face of Everest, the return was much dicier.
From BBC
But even in that uproarious context, there are plenty of ways that fans still edge into dicey territory.
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