as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
window washing can indeed be a parlous occupation on a skyscraper
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Recent Examples of parlous
The movie examines the experiences of four Mexican journalists to illustrate the parlous state of the press in Mexico, where at least 165 journalists have been killed or gone missing since 1992.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
With figures like this on the table and given the current parlous state of the industry, surely the most pertinent question is whether movie theaters can afford not to be thinking about how best to welcome in their customers with different needs.
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—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As announced last week, mere hours after Ratcliffe was lamenting the club’s parlous finances, United are now planning to build a new, 100,000-capacity stadium, in a project expected to cost £2bn.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Its economic position is parlous, its demographic situation is miserable and its military capacities have atrophied, and most of the chest-thumping about a revival of European power is empty talk and fantasy politics.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
With figures like this on the table and given the current parlous state of the industry, surely the most pertinent question is whether movie theaters can afford not to be thinking about how best to welcome in their customers with different needs.
Follow me on LinkedIn.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As announced last week, mere hours after Ratcliffe was lamenting the club’s parlous finances, United are now planning to build a new, 100,000-capacity stadium, in a project expected to cost £2bn.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Its economic position is parlous, its demographic situation is miserable and its military capacities have atrophied, and most of the chest-thumping about a revival of European power is empty talk and fantasy politics.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlous
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At times, the Algerian even operated as a wide forward as O’Neil grappled with a forward injury crisis and identified Ait-Nouri as his most dangerous attacking threat.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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This security problem is dangerous in many sectors of business, including financial, travel, and e-commerce.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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What To Know There are currently no major wildfires reported in the areas, but officials warned that hazardous conditions could rapidly change this status.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The attempts to reach the group were not successful because of the hazardous conditions, so a boat was deployed to rescue the group, troopers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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Actually using tariffs to finance a big chunk of the federal government would be a painful and perilous undertaking, budget wonks say.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Yet the prevailing winds are those of geopolitical rivalry and division, turning our greatest global commons into an increasingly contested and perilous domain.—
Sturla Henriksen,
Time,
5 June 2025
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In a way, staying close to the game is the safest route, even if the story itself is more risky.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and military officials must know that attacking U.S. targets would be very risky and would lead to a significant response that would likely be even more damaging than Israel’s latest attacks – including putting a potential deal over its nuclear program at risk.—
Javed Ali,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Nobody else can do what Isak does, but Newcastle lack serious backup at centre-forward.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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There were no serious injuries reported or arrests made among the crowd of about 500 teenagers.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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But the event comes at a highly precarious time, amid nationwide protests which started in Los Angeles when people rallied against raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Put aside the dumb optics of Abrams tanks rolling through DC, this is happening at a precarious moment.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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“Parlous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlous. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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