peril
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The company made headlines this week for plucking downed pilots out of peril, but its larger goal is to keep servicemembers out of harm’s way in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“The Sheep Detectives” is both a powerful story about mourning and a warning against the peril of mindwiping inconvenient histories.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
On Tuesday, borrowing costs - as shown by the bond yield, or interest rate - across two, five, 10 and 30-year terms were all higher as the prime minister's future was in peril.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Chip stocks have driven meteoric gains over the past two months but the landscape is changing, putting the most recent rally in peril.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
For an agent of the underground railroad, presumably no stranger to peril and risk, he evinced a nervous personality.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing peril
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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