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peril

[per-uhl] / ˈpɛr əl /


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The more that the likes of Robbins and Sandberg and Witherspoon warn that women miss the AI train at their peril, the more it seems like the new Leaning In.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Gunn is the current favourite, but if the past two decades have told us anything about Gordon it's that you write him off at your peril.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

If banks and other financial institutions have borrowed too much and don’t have enough capital, a rise in interest rates can place them in peril.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Chip stocks have driven meteoric gains over the past two months but the landscape is changing, putting the most recent rally in peril.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

For he knew his deadly peril and the thread upon which his doom now hung.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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