precarious
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Beyond the dwindling jobs and precarious economics of the 1930s serving as a push factor for many Mexican families, a wave of xenophobia also helped send hundreds of thousands back to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The French coastguard, who had shadowed the vessel, said about 60 migrants on the boat were in "precarious conditions" and refused help as they were "determined to take all risks to reach" the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Demand is waning as the fall shoulder season gets under way, but things still look precarious.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
At the age of 50, John loses his job, and he and Helen move to the Los Angeles suburbs to make a precarious new start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Funny, he knew Leon was in a precarious position and yet there was always the danger of underestimating him.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Vocabulary lists containing precarious
Grade 11, List 3
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A Doll's House
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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