perilous
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Sato, who could not be reached for comment, recalled his perilous journey to Hawaii News Now, the first news outlet to report the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Home Office said its new deal with France - signed in April - prevents these "perilous journeys by boosting enforcement action on beaches".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
And yet the unvarnished private talks now taking place at the commanding heights of European democracies, many reported here in detail for the first time, signal the perilous path ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visits Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
It seems especially hard, even perilous, for this to be the burden of a species with the unique attribute of speech, and argument.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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