perilously

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Hitchens added: “A culture that does not possess this common store of image and allegory will be a perilously thin one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Her dad is 84 and her mom is 82, and McDonnel said they are perilously close to needing a more intensive level of care.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Every wacky second, you’re well aware how perilously close it is to falling apart at the seams.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

But for us, who lived by the green, quiet fields, perilously close though these were to the town, nature still gave its muted message.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya