precariously

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At the same time, she described the labor market as “in balance, but precariously so,” reflecting a slower pace of hiring and a more fragile equilibrium.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The only way I got to a wedding in Istanbul was by sitting precariously on top of my carry-on bag, the most uncomfortable 10 hours of my life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Germans ignored it out of shame; Jews, living precariously in exile, rejected it as too assimilated and bourgeois.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Technical strategists see incongruities like this as a sign that the index’s strength has been predicated, somewhat precariously, on the success of a minority of its stocks, making it more vulnerable to adverse developments.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

They climbed on, Hazel in front, Frank and Percy balancing precariously behind her.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan