peril
Example Sentences
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Through the estuary window, they see a planet in peril.
From Los Angeles Times
An AI safety researcher has quit US firm Anthropic with a cryptic warning that the "world is in peril".
From BBC
Thomas said there was "increasing peril" in the sector that he has worked in for 40 years.
From BBC
Newcastle plunged Thomas Frank's future as Tottenham boss into serious peril by winning 2-1 in north London on Tuesday to inflict another damaging home defeat on the Dane.
From Barron's
There is no doubting the "peril" he was in, nor that Labour MPs "looked over the precipice" and considered ditching the prime minister.
From BBC
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