perilously
Americanadverb
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Traffic cones are set back from the crater, which appears to be perilously close to swallowing the house's double garage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
That first Tunisia shoot took place 50 years ago in the spring of 1976 when the sci-fi fantasy genre was perilously unhip and no one was sure “Star Wars” would be a hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The incidents are all signs of how perilously low water levels in some of Europe’s most significant waterways are posing a major challenge to the region’s already stressed economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hugo grew up in the area and has returned from his home in Bali to watch his mother's house in the village of Arès, which is perilously close to the wildfires.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But only slightly higher, at 19,000 feet, the ropes brought us to the base of a gargantuan, perilously balanced serac.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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