perilous
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Historically, price increases have been among the only ways to address a supply crunch, but such a move could be perilous for frontier AI companies, who are in a ferocious competition to gain users.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"We will continue working relentlessly with the French and our partners overseas to prevent these perilous journeys."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
That said, relying on a future inheritance is a perilous strategy for compensation.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
But it could have added another element of urgency as perilous fire weather was beginning to overwhelm the region.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
We were long past worrying about him—we had too much confidence in him for that—but we were never past accepting his most perilous moments quietly.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing perilous
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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