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peril

[per-uhl] / ˈpɛr əl /


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The 17-year-old from Fresno had five birdies a day after a 75 put her in peril of missing the cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“The Sheep Detectives” is both a powerful story about mourning and a warning against the peril of mindwiping inconvenient histories.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Part of that peril is down to England.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Perhaps nothing highlights the promise and peril of privatization more than education, where Sweden’s embrace of the market goes even further than the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

‘I have been in Orthanc and I know my peril.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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