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One panel would have required ancient artists to climb and work precariously on narrow ledges, underscoring the sheer effort and significance of the imagery.

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On one hand, Oracle today looks perfectly positioned, and on the other, precariously perched, which isn’t an unusual position for the company.

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Pans are precariously placed on a hob and she is stirring away.

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Yet, for all their economic importance, Nepali migrants in India often live precariously.

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Joe Root and Harry Brook make centuries but bad light and late wickets sees the fifth Test head into a final day with it hanging precariously in the balance.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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