dicey
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While “Drag Race” is no longer a niche program, the art of drag remains contentious, and giving a wide release to a film like this is both confident and dicey.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Slate’s Ian Prasad Philbrick wrote a fine piece about how this latest fad is dicey on both policy and political grounds.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
Last week, we asked you to tell us about your biggest money mistakes — and you opened up about everything from dicey stock-market bets to spending habits that got out of control.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Brian Katulis, a former national security official under both Democrat and Republican administrations, said Trump's threats came in the context of a "very dicey moment for the international order".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The bathroom worked “most of the time,” according to Kev, “but if it ever gets dicey, there’s always Old Reliable.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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