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treacherous

[trech-er-uhs] / ˈtrɛtʃ ər əs /




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A father driving his daughter and two other families from the Santa Clarita Flyers hockey club to a tournament in Colorado was killed last week in a horrific crash in treacherous weather.

From Los Angeles Times

First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grisham remains a standard-bearer for a certain type of American reader, one who takes comfort in stories where half-decent small-town lawyers overcome treacherous situations and good triumphs over corruption in the courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

The main character grapples with the untimely death of his mother as he navigates a new, possibly treacherous, relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

In a few, rare cases, officials settled on major modifications to the highway, including a tunnel that in 2013 replaced a treacherous stretch of the road known as Devil’s Slide south of Pacifica.

From Los Angeles Times