precarious
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Vivienne Westwood creative director Andreas Kronthaler said the fashion industry was in a "precarious moment" as he unveiled his latest Spring-Summer collection for the British house at Paris Fashion Week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 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
Owners say attendance dropped off significantly, leaving precarious venues now fearful of digital invisibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
And yet, all the time, I think we must have had an idea of how precarious the foundations of our fantasy were, because we always avoided any confrontation.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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