precariously
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In Lima's suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, dusty hilltop neighbourhoods sprawl precariously down the slopes.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
"The economy is resilient, but it's also kind of precariously perched," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The only way I got to a wedding in Istanbul was by sitting precariously on top of my carry-on bag, the most uncomfortable 10 hours of my life.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Germans ignored it out of shame; Jews, living precariously in exile, rejected it as too assimilated and bourgeois.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Books balanced precariously on top of shelves, and there was a tall stack with bright, frayed covers next to her desk.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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