dicey

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Brian Katulis, a former national security official under both Democrat and Republican administrations, said Trump's threats came in the context of a "very dicey moment for the international order".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

But the bill’s road to becoming law still looks dicey.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

But even in that uproarious context, there are plenty of ways that fans still edge into dicey territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

In practice, however, that can be dicey: A symptom might not appear to have a physical cause, but could end up having one after all.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

The bathroom worked “most of the time,” according to Kev, “but if it ever gets dicey, there’s always Old Reliable.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs