treacherous
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In retrospect, its uncompromising litmus tests and chilly demeanor were real weaknesses, creating a pervading fear that any false step could expel one from good graces, and that a return trip was always, always treacherous.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
What the pair found was a desert highway that rolls up and down, like an asphalt serpent, with deadly blind peaks and treacherous hidden troughs.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
A 70-year-old man died Tuesday after falling from a cliff along California’s treacherous Devil’s Slide, an oceanside stretch in Pacifica known for steep terrain that has led to several fatal accidents.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
With temperatures plummeting below freezing overnight, the combination of snow and ice could lead to treacherous conditions on untreated roads and pavements.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
The paths are treacherous with clamshells of ice, and I’m slipping and stumbling.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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