precarious
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"Young people whose parents live comfortably have a more comfortable life and, conversely, those who come from more precarious backgrounds have a much harder life today," Pleyers added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
George Brown, another landowner opposed to rerouting, said he lives half a mile from the bluffs and questioned whether the erosion was as precarious as officials said it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Carrick's position was precarious even before the Bournemouth game after captain Bruno Fernandes criticised the tactics deployed in the 4-1 Champions League loss at Como last week.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The discussions follow a continued exodus of many of the firm’s highest earning partners and failed merger talks that have left the once-storied firm in a precarious position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Built along a gentle slope of the mountain, Bithynios wasn’t a precarious, cliffside sort of place.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing precarious
Grade 11, List 3
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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