treacherous
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The largest U.S. banks have enough capital to continue lending to households and businesses through even the most treacherous economic conditions, according to the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The road ahead looks treacherous for Bass, the first sitting L.A. mayor to be forced into a runoff since 2005.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
He had been presumed dead – yet another life claimed by Everest's treacherous slopes.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
This is a lot more treacherous for those in, around or within a commutable distance of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
At last they came to the end of the black mere, and they crossed it, perilously, crawling or hopping from one treacherous island tussock to another.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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