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- window washing can indeed be a parlous occupation on a skyscraper
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“Parlous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlous. Accessed 29 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of parlous was in the 14th century
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