perilous
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The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"We will continue working relentlessly with the French and our partners overseas to prevent these perilous journeys."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Doing so would make wartime changes in the strait permanent, inject a new price premium into oil markets and push the shipping industry down a perilous path.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
That said, relying on a future inheritance is a perilous strategy for compensation.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
“Given the perilous circumstances—ow!—I think you might call me Penelope, if you like.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing perilous
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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