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ECMWF 00z was also perilously close to SE US coast. from Mashable
Predictions are perilously dangerous this season, so I'll avoid them. from The New York Times
We are drifting perilously close to a serious constitutional crisis. from Vox
It has left the German economy and global trade perilously unbalanced. from Economist
Fire is 'everywhere' Fires burned perilously close to roads and homes. from CNN
AMD's new Ryzen processors comes perilously close to changing the game. from Gizmodo
Others warned that governments were straying perilously close to mass manipulation. from Economist
Experts say the practice makes campaign contributions perilously close to bribes. from The New York Times
Kids fly kites and run around perilously close to a BRT turn. from Vice
His foray into Atlantic City brought him perilously close to personal bankruptcy. from The New York Times
He's framed in a way that skates perilously close to white savior. from Vox
And Underwood, you're perilously close to entering the Indecision Hall of Fame. from Refinery 29
Its trade deal with the European Union was perilously close to failure. from CNBC
In this crevasse my wheels locked and I went irreversibly, perilously, horizontal. from The New York Times
"Now, [Matthew] is looking perilously close to the US coast," Klotzbach said. from Gizmodo
Unforgettable excels at something that has become perilously uncool to excel at. from Vox
Libya's foreign reserves, used to keep it afloat, are running perilously low. from Economist
The stilettos are perilously high neon cages for the calf and foot. from The New York Times
Many residents say those differences are now hitting perilously close to home. from Reuters
Gopnik, there is no alternative to liberalism, and that leads him perilously from New Republic
They send each other texts that come perilously close to baby talk. from The New York Times
The caveat here is that images are spinning perilously out of control. from The New York Times
The line between kindly interventions and condescending ones can be perilously thin. from The New York Times
Poem The distance between poet and poem is wonderfully, sometimes perilously, elastic. from The New York Times
These moves will not put Iran perilously closer to a bomb tomorrow. from The Hill
But the countries they're staying in instead are also dangerous — perilously so. from Vox
Most perilously for the President, Flynn may know what Trump has to hide. from Axios
He was tall, lithe, graceful, effortlessly eloquent—but also perilously loud, defiant, empowered. from Economist
Ms. Anderson's Blanche becomes increasingly unsteady on the perilously high heels she wears. from The New York Times
As they descended after dark amid drizzle and fog, visibility was perilously low. from The New York Times
Every step of their rise has to be carefully planned and perilously maintained. from The New York Times
The East Wing is perilously behind in planning for the Easter Egg Roll. from The New York Times
Feinstein and Durbin, in their language, seemed perilously close to violating that clause. from The Hill
FEMA contracted out for vital supplies that were perilously slow in reaching the island. from Vox
That sci-fi future shitty movies in the 90s promised us is perilously close. from Gizmodo
Montenegro should not have allowed its debts to China to become so perilously vast. from Economist
And there was a giant, gray cloud lingering perilously close to the Sun's edge. from The Verge
The economic safety net for the poorest, however, remains perilously thin by international standards. from Economist
Fanned by high winds, the fires still came perilously close, as this picture shows. from CNN
The risks for getting caught are still perilously high, even in these changing times. from Vice
The attraction itself wasn't damaged, a spokesman said, but the fire came perilously close. from CNBC
A cup of coffee balances perilously close to her famous and totally bare derriere. from Refinery 29
It will raise or lower the temperature of civic discourse, which is perilously hot. from The New York Times
All told, your brand new Apple Watch can come perilously close to costing $2,000. from Mashable
Mines are torn out of the landscape, and ramshackle mining towns exist perilously close by. from Economist
But today left-wing politicians are pushing capitalism for the masses perilously close to socialism. from Economist
American and Russian forces, and their local proxies, are perilously close to clashes in Syria. from CNN
That anomaly is perilously close to the temperature target contained in the Paris Climate Agreement. from Mashable
They are a Sword of Damocles, poised perilously above the JCPOA, ready to destroy it. from The Hill
Mr. Klarman had already warned investors about "perilously high valuations" in a letter in January. from The New York Times
Popo, as locals call it, looms perilously over Mexico City, obscured by the hazy skyline. from Hyperallergic
The problem is, our carbon budget to stay below 503°C is already perilously small. from Vox
One of the broken ships, the Pendleton, drifted perilously close to the shoals off Chatham, Mass. from The New York Times
Mark my words: Tiongson is perilously close to appearing on the next season of The Bachelorette. from Refinery 29
The challenge for Ryan is that he is short-stacked; he has perilously few chips left. from Wired
At the same time, the Treasury Department is running perilously close to the cap on borrowing. from Reuters
Children take part in a fashion show, swishing perilously along a catwalk in too-long finery. from Economist
But all of it came perilously close to success — which means these tactics will be replicated. from Vox
Their short reach means they would need to be deployed perilously close to the front line. from Economist
Any delay would leave Britain perilously close to its scheduled EU departure date of March 29. from Reuters
Her breathing became labored, her blood pressure dropped perilously, and her temperature spiked to 105 degrees. from Wired
He believes that engaging with different cultures is "the necessary remedy to our perilously frightened times". from Economist
The half-full cup of hibiscus iced tea (or maybe a fancy cranberry juice?), sloshing perilously. from The Verge
Scaling the mountain That Everest is a perilously dangerous mountain to scale has not escaped Jamsenpa. from CNN
One floated over the banks that line the city's canals, ending up perilously close to buildings. from The New York Times
In DeWitt's world, the life of the mind is perilously close to the life of madness. from New Yorker
No wonder the Nautilus/Solwara project is four years behind schedule and perilously short of funding. from CNBC
The jungle in question is the real deal: steamy, infested, and perilously short of good delis. from New Yorker
Political order is perilously contingent, and that's a lesson America hasn't learned in a long time. from Vox
But also perilously perched is the Big 20, which missed two of the first three playoffs. from The New York Times
I have battled the perilously close relationship my weight and self-worth have had since girlhood. from Mashable
Set in the Dublin slums, it centers on a poet who perilously resembles an I.R.A. soldier. from The New York Times
A Malaysian embassy residence had run perilously low on water, and the diplomats wanted to shower. from The New York Times
The clay pot emerged perilously hot, the rice audibly crackling under slices of bone-in eel. from The New York Times
Like the Bobbys of yore, she's amused and frightened by the perilously coupled partners around her. from The New York Times
And, in what may turn out to be the decisive swing state, that race is perilously close. from Economist
The Commission's deputy head Frans Timmermans warned in July that Poland was "perilously close" to facing sanctions. from Reuters
William's pal Clooney was once a stray, walking the city, at one point weaving perilously through traffic. from People
It's helped buoy his presidency, which has suffered from a long period of perilously declining poll numbers. from The Hill
The euro was struggling to sustain any bounce at $1.1064 , perilously close to chart support at $1.1060. from Reuters
The site is perilously close to the nation's largest aquifer, the Ogallala, that lies under eight states. from The Hill
He pointed to a long cement beam hanging perilously from the debris of a two-story house. from The New York Times
For Brazilians watching the news in recent years, the country can appear to be perilously in decline. from New Yorker
But with Mr. Trump's favorability among women perilously low, his advisers wanted Ms. Trump to do more. from The New York Times
Some other passages slide perilously close to pretentiousness, and much is shrouded in obscurity and frisky quirkiness. from The New York Times
Heavy Rain holds tight to the idea that the line between life and death is perilously thin. from Vice
The soccer star was on holiday with his family, wearing perilously-short shorts and a knee brace. from TMZ
I came perilously close to becoming a statistic, confirming the dangers the deeply depressed face come spring. from The New York Times
The university's findings were administrative, but the consequences were perilously close to those of a felony conviction. from The New York Times
Yet though Barbie's operatic violence leans perilously close to parody, Schweighöfer's urbane-monster routine is wickedly diverting. from The New York Times
Yet though Barbie's operatic violence leans perilously close to parody, Schweighöfer's urbane-monster routine is wickedly diverting. from The New York Times
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the Democrat from Massachusetts, warned of a nomination battle with perilously high stakes. from The New York Times
Warships from the U.S. and China came perilously close to colliding in the disputed South China Sea. from The New York Times
Read more " _____ Katy Waldman in Slate "No man is an island, but Trump is drawing perilously close. from The New York Times
The roots of trees that have stood for decades now dangle perilously over a fast-eroding shore. from The New York Times
This year, he rented Socialista, a bar above Cipriani Downtown, in SoHo, up a perilously steep staircase. from New Yorker
October 14, as you might have noticed, would be perilously close to the October 31 Brexit deadline. from Vox
Unfortunately, she noted, new species revealed by DNA often turn out to exist in perilously low numbers. from The New York Times
The Mexican state — which oversees the world's tenth-largest population and 14th largest landmass — is perilously weak. from The New York Times
Some councils are running perilously close to exhausting their reserves, and a few have veered toward bankruptcy. from The New York Times
Overhead is the silhouette of the International Space Station, which is lingering perilously close to the Death Star. from The Verge
I think you have seen perilously over the last few months that Donald Trump has been very disciplined. from CNN
Other parts were bulging alarmingly—and, for the dozens of families who had built homes atop them, perilously. from Economist
The main InfoWars channel on YouTube has also come perilously close to a permanent ban over harassment allegations. from Gizmodo
Fed by two suburban railway lines and perilously close to the Mumbai airport, Dharavi has lured developers, too. from Reuters
But his victory is far from sportsmanlike, in as tainted and perilously disputed an election as this one. from Economist
Thanks to the absence of formative interactions in adolescence, the risk of a lonely life is perilously high. from Vice
Single wires run perilously at eye level over open sewers, powering bare light-bulbs, kettles and blaring speakers. from Economist
Now, he's at the forefront of Bachelor Nation, perilously close to the Nation's equivalent to the Iron Throne. from Refinery 29
Dufner, who won his fourth Tour title, came perilously close to finding water off the tee on 683. from Reuters
For American history teaches that, once stoked, racial, ethnic and economic grievances are perilously hard to keep apart. from Economist
Zara Phillips carries on the bizarre Ascot 'tradition' P. Beatrice started in 2012 of curtseying perilously low. pic.twitter. from People
But the budget deficit still widened to 2.8% of GDP, perilously close to the legal limit of 3%. from Economist
There isn't even an onscreen message or display until your phone's battery is perilously close to permanent death. from CNN
This historical solidarity stands in stark contrast with today's perilously inadequate response to a bona fide national emergency. from The Hill
Donald Trump came perilously close to apologizing for his Islamophobia Thursday but instead offered a caricature of regret. from Vice News
More perilously, he could not match Thompson's spectacular shooting range, which extends well beyond the 3-point line. from The New York Times
I have piles around my house: on my kitchen table, my office floor, even perilously on a banister. from The New York Times
A tsunami happens when a quake on the seabed suddenly pushes water upward, producing a perilously towering wave. from The New York Times
Since then, Biden's lead has come perilously down to earth, with some serious implications in the delegate chase. from Washington Post
Ms. Hudson's performance, with its brassy and brittle notes, and its counterfeit hauteur, comes perilously close to cartoonish. from The New York Times
Or the church that is perilously open and thoroughly deserted, exposing its priceless treasures to all and sundry. from The New York Times
Also perched on the perilously overcrowded motorbike were Reyna Esperanza Espinosa and her 11-year-old daughter, Elsa Araceli. from CNBC
That takes him perilously close to Clinton who is still standing only a few feet in front of him. from CNN
A small lady stared at me and pointed at a terrified, static hedgehog lying perilously close to the road. from Vice
Though afraid of heights, she climbed up perilously damaged structures with nothing to hold on to but her tripod. from The New York Times
The tourist hotspot is known for its single train track that runs perilously close to local homes and cafes. from Business Insider
It would be bad for business and, more perilously, it would leave The Times with a capsized public mission. from The New York Times
Its flavor hints at turned earth or wood broken down by rain, a funk wonderfully, perilously close to rot. from The New York Times
Trump has said changes to the refugee system aim to strengthen national security, casting prior policies as perilously lax. from CNN
The consensus Democrats are unanimously supporting is perilously behind the times, something that should have been settled decades ago. from Vox
Yet after just 100 days in power, it is perilously close to deepening its involvement in yet another quagmire. from Vice News
In either case, some Americans wanted none of it, and saw "reform" as perilously close to an elite conspiracy. from The New York Times
The big problem was the proposed well sites were perilously close to an aquifer that supplied the town's water. from Vice
A recession, technically, is usually two consecutive quarters of falling GDP, so we're getting perilously close, if he's right. from CNBC
But with a perilously thin rotation, they still seem more likely to squander another prime season of Mike Trout. from The New York Times
But up to one in five Americans, including Mr. Harper, have perilously high levels of it in their blood. from The New York Times
The two are perilously close to touching — deliciously close to touching — before Hap (Jason Isaacs), their captor, unfurls a shotgun. from Refinery 29
Imagine being able to pay for a freshly painted mani without having to perilously reach for your wallet. Mind. Blown. from Refinery 29
This will supersede a jumble of interest rates (see chart) that has left the Turkish currency perilously close to submersion. from Economist
Though perilously complex, Ayurvedic treatments hinge on a clear philosophy, grounded in thousands of years of medical trial and error. from Vice
Evie comes perilously close to being embroiled in murder, but by the grace of deus ex machina, she avoids it. from New Republic
The U.S. and Taiwan are seen as heading in a direction that is getting perilously close to Chinese red lines. from The New York Times
Furious beyond words, she throws her tray to the ground and pitches yet another vase perilously close to Mamacita's head. from Refinery 29
Repeated attempts to shore up the lira over the past year have left Turkey perilously low on hard cash reserves. from CNBC
The agreements came at a time when the Democratic committee was perilously close to the end of its financial rope. from CNN
Despite the risk of being flanked, the men defiantly hold a tiny strip of land jutting perilously into ISIS territory. from CNN
Between the two, scores of policemen, on foot, in vans, and on horseback, formed a buffer that seemed perilously fragile. from New Yorker
It was an idyll, she came to feel, that for all its charms was perilously unrepresentative of the wider world. from The New York Times
Far worse are the numerous instances in which Trump campaign officials either lied to federal officials or came perilously close. from The New York Times
Over the weekend, as Puerto Ricans ran perilously low on food, water and fuel, he posted nothing about the crisis. from The New York Times
Even in his feature film, Dunkirk, his World War II-era character at one point finds himself perilously caught underwater. from Refinery 29
Uri sits perilously close to the Line of Control, the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. from CNN
The fighting has also drawn perilously close to a water-treatment plant that stores poisonous chlorine gas, alarming Western officials. from The New York Times
CLEVELAND — Texas Senator Ted Cruz came perilously close to doing something he said he wasn't going to do on Wednesday night. from CNBC
At this point, Zoo's season three premiere was perilously close to losing sight of the reason anyone watches this show, i.e. from Vox
And here we have the general populous taking up arms because they're afraid of coming perilously close to some male nip. from Vice
And that's not hyperbole; this planet is perilously close to experiencing a tidal disruption, at which point the planet would collapse. from Gizmodo
Trump is perilously behind in most national and battleground state polls, which significantly increases the importance of his first debate performance. from The Hill
IN HONG KONG, public trust in both the central government in Beijing and the territory's own administration is stretched perilously thin. from Economist
And more than 11,000 African migrants trying to reach Italy on perilously overcrowded boats were rescued from the Mediterranean this week. from The New York Times
But few sports controversies begin with a mysterious crossbow arrow perilously sailing into a cricket stadium from out of the sky. from The New York Times
The country's obesity epidemic deservedly draws constant attention, but many have a diametrically opposite problem: They are obsessively, and perilously, thin. from The New York Times
The result was a 217-27 Lions victory here at MetLife Stadium, a defeat that perilously set back the Giants' season. from The New York Times
Like other hospitals, Elmhurst has come perilously close to running out of ventilators several times; other hospitals have replenished its supply. from The New York Times
As Moaveni writes, one challenge was, and is, that such discussions can come perilously close to sounding like sympathizing with ISIS. from The New York Times
In states where the rates are still exorbitant, it is perilously easy to binge on expensive services to stay in touch. from The New York Times
The fact is, we have waited until perilously late to act on climate change, and our range of options has narrowed. from Vox
Even now America and North Korea are perilously close to a conflict that risks dragging in China or escalating into nuclear catastrophe. from Economist
It expanded too fast, into markets it did not understand, relying on acquisitions to drive growth in a perilously low-margin business. from Economist
Drought in the past decade has stressed the Colorado River to the limits and contributed to Lake Mead reaching perilously low levels. from CNBC
Ever since, she has been largely confined to her high-walled family compound — in which she has secretly, and perilously, educated herself. from The New York Times
The legislation would also require the government and the board to adequately finance public pension funds that are perilously close to empty. from The New York Times
In October, the water level in the vast Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia, which feeds into the Mekong River, was perilously low. from The New York Times
Friday morning, the cyclone is a powerful Category 2628 storm moving slowly on a "perilously close" track to the islands (CBS News). from The Hill
I suspect I may have avoided a near nervous breakdown and not come so perilously close to financial ruin and creative burnout. from Business Insider
After its invasion of Ukraine, news of NATO fighters' intercepting Russian bombers flying perilously close to other European airspace has become routine. from The New York Times
Ironically, the tree stands directly behind where the press is currently penned during these occasions, now perilously close to the weakened giant. from CNN
In the picture, James was airborne, with the basketball cradled perilously in his left palm, his body contorted away from the rim. from The New York Times
A line of descending men overhead clung to the rope ladder as it swayed perilously out and slammed back into the hull. from The New York Times
Souped-up clunkers and overcrowded buses, liberated from the clogged traffic of central Cairo, hurtle down the road, weaving perilously between lanes. from The New York Times
What is clear is that the consequences for Mumphery of this broken process are perilously close to that of a criminal conviction. from The New York Times
He worked quietly and deliberately, eyes closed as he shook a sauté pan on the stove, flames dancing perilously near his face. from The New York Times
Many found themselves stranded, perhaps none so perilously as passengers stuck between stations on the city's elevated (and suddenly very icy) rails. from The New York Times
Sumptuously dense and dark, with a patch of sky blue, the work comes perilously close to being a sure-enough marvellous painting. from New Yorker
Dozens are missing, and there may be 40 people trapped in a large building that's titling perilously in the city of Hualien. from CNN
A different study published in Nature last year also found that Greenlandic ice as a whole is perilously sensitive to warming temperatures. from Vice
Steep glaciers appear perilously affixed to mountain walls, and when they do collapse they create avalanches with speeds up to 250 m.p.h. from The New York Times
BERLIN (AP) — An iceberg that has drifted perilously close to a remote Greenland village is so big it can be seen from space. from Fox News
" Klarman wrote a private letter to his investors two weeks ago, stating that the euphoria since the election has created "perilously high valuations. from CNBC
I get perilously close to giving up a whoop of my own; I sorely want to join in, but I just can't commit. from Buzzfeed News
Government researchers will spend the next two to three years monitoring the plants for safety and effectiveness at growing in perilously dry conditions. from Wired
Last month's chemical leak in Baytown, Texas is a stark reminder that many of us live perilously close to extremely hazardous chemical facilities. from The Hill
Duncan said the Greens were "perilously close" to the 5 percent voting threshold below which you do not get a seat in parliament. from Reuters
His government faces large budget and current-account deficits (almost 12% and 7% of GDP, respectively), as Egypt's foreign reserves run perilously low. from Economist
Monk seals Hawaiian monk seals are among the world's most endangered marine mammals, hovering perilously close to extinction with less than 1,000 remaining. from The Hill
In January, Kristen Stewart came perilously close to joining the parade of white actors drawing furor over their response to the #OscarsSoWhite protests. from Vox
The fallout from that decision, however, is more complex: Beginning games at that time, particularly in winter, means running perilously close to sunset. from The New York Times
The central banks have been going negative to stimulate their relatively weak regional economies and raise inflation levels, which have been perilously low. from The New York Times
Eager to avoid perilously unpopular cuts to social welfare programs, he increased a range of taxes on the middle class and working poor. from The New York Times
It will make a comeback, but in its place, life-preserving pharmaceuticals and medical supplies could become perilously scarce a true additional emergency. from The Hill
Eve begins a deep but discriminating dive into niche online pornography, and her newly awakened erotic imagination eventually spills perilously into her life. from The New York Times
In the longer term, it has placed us perilously close to having handed the nation of Iraq to Iran on a silver platter. from The Hill
This all sounds perilously close to high-mindedness, so maybe now is the time to add that "Ashes" is a thumping good read. from The New York Times
Inflation is currently around 1.4 percent, a level that economists consider perilously low as it could be indicative of a looming economic slowdown. from CNBC
By this point, from the cartoon porn, Bobby was making something perilously close to a living for a man of his rudimentary predilections. from New Yorker
As the US and Iran rush perilously close to a violent confrontation, the example of Hezbollah's 34-day war with Israel comes to mind. from CNN
In the other direction, boxes of gin, batteries, bags of clothes and, at one point, a sewing machine, are passed down perilously by hand. from Economist
Her promised handouts would not materialise, since France is already perilously indebted and her scheme to print francs again would spark a financial crisis. from Economist
Mexican journalists who dare to write critically about organized crime and government corruption, or — most perilously — the links between them, are especially at risk. from Vice News
Zhao Liyong, the owner, hops perilously around the lip of an empty fermentation pit, a brick-lined hole that looks about six feet deep. from Economist
The patrol boat circled, its wake causing the perilously overloaded Ariciogullari to roll and pitch — intentionally so, it seemed to some of those aboard. from Vice News
WITH all of the gods in the Himalayas celebrating Shiva's wedding, goes the Tamil myth, the Earth started to tilt perilously towards the north. from Economist
It is energy-guzzling, perilously slow and, with the prospect of dazzling returns (at least until recently), perhaps best to HODL 'til you retire. from Wired
Subsequently, I found myself laying off the brake and drifting perilously close to vehicles, all with the goal of keeping my discount percentage up. from The New York Times
By claiming they are beyond the pale, liberals come perilously close to promoting an old conservative refrain: some people just deserve to be poor. from New Republic
Many VR games are focused on being intense, stranding you on a destroyed space station or asking you to climb a perilously high mountain. from The Verge
Though he had a perilously enlarged heart, he worked days on end during the strike with little more than six hours' sleep each night. from The New York Times
This, in combination with its perilously steep slopes, would have made it impossible to manually douse the wildfire, even with the help of aircraft. from Vice
But with its nubile, shaven, itty-bitty-tittied female cast, the movie's portrayal of lesbian desire looms perilously close to hetero-centric schoolgirl porn. from Hyperallergic
Both Wall Street firms came perilously close to falling below the Fed's minimum level on a key metric, the so-called supplementary leverage ratio. from The New York Times
The footage, taken off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, features a marine biologist named Ocean Ramsey swimming perilously close to the 2-ton animal. from Business Insider
It's perilously easy to get lost in these numbers, to take them for granted and think they don't mean as much as they do. from TechCrunch
Relations with Russia have been unsettled, sometimes perilously, over political differences as well as the role of Poland, a former Soviet satellite, in NATO. from The New York Times
In the mind of an anti-Semite, Jews are not inferior — we are perilously superior, with the skills to enslave, manipulate, and bribe non-Jews. from Buzzfeed News
It wrote off more than $6 billion in February connected to Westinghouse nuclear reactor projects in the United States, leaving its balance sheet perilously thin. from CNBC
Nevertheless, tensions remain perilously high, with both sides exchanging gunfire along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir throughout the night and into Thursday morning. from Vice News
"The most remarkable fact about human genomic engineering today is not how far out of reach it is, but how perilously, tantalizingly near," Mukherjee writes. from Vice
The best indicator we have is the AI Now Institute's recent report, Discriminating Systems: Gender, Race and Power in AI, which described "perilously low" diversity. from Business Insider
According to recent studies, 43 states use electronic machines that are at least a decade old — perilously close to the estimated lifespan for most computers. from The Hill
On Friday, the Mets quietly welcomed the return of a famed piece of team history, which earlier this year came perilously close to going astray. from The New York Times
Nautical pea and bomber jackets were cropped and buttoned, while cargo trousers fell perilously low on the hips, uniformly finished with a viscose denim trim. from The New York Times
But they still could have resisted and said no, we need targeted coronavirus relief, not rate cuts that will take us perilously close to zero! from CNBC
They'd be rallying volunteers canvassing for Northam, the Democratic candidate for governor, who was at the time commanding a perilously narrow lead in the polls. from The New York Times
The magazine itself had grown perilously thin, even before it was rocked by a discredited story about a rape at a University of Virginia fraternity. from The New York Times
Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management in New York, said dollar/yen stands perilously close to the 100 yen level. from Reuters
It strikes me as a reflection of where the party is right now and how the line between legislator and political entrepreneur is perilously thin. from Vox
It was the ancient Romans who first carved terraces into the perilously steep hills that rise from the rivers in eastern Galicia in northwest Spain. from The New York Times
She set up and presided over negotiations between China's most powerful officials and a social network that many of them believed could be perilously destabilizing. from The New York Times
A Speaker's assumption of the presidency came perilously close to happening once before, when the Watergate scandal brought an end to the Nixon Administration in 1974. from CNN
The economy is perilously weak; official figures released on May 14th showed that unemployment rose from 27.1% to 27.6% in the first quarter of the year. from Economist
In 703 an Eva Air flight from Los Angeles flew perilously close to a mountain peak after an air-traffic controller's instructions confused right with left. from Economist
Mindful of the many times that the world has come perilously close to nuclear war, many in the health community argue for a fundamentally different approach. from CNN
But investors are also concerned about the risk of a currency devaluation this year, as the country's foreign reserves remain perilously low, and by disappointing growth. from Reuters
Somewhere in the middle of the back half of its fourth season, the daffy telenovela Jane the Virgin found itself perilously balancing about five different storylines. from Vox
Puerto Rico now has little to no electricity, most residents have no access to clean drinking water or food, and fuel is in perilously short supply. from Mashable
There were stairs, which members descended perilously, clutching boxes laden with peaches and tomatoes and other produce from Hunts Point, the wholesale market in the Bronx. from New Yorker
The ninth skier, an Austrian named Kriechmayr, came perilously close to the netting and then executed an acrobatic escape—off the course but spared an airlift. from New Yorker
It's a measure of the bond market, and the U.S. one is now perilously close to predicting a recession — something it has done with surprising accuracy. from The New York Times
It seems to mirror when fires came perilously close to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 2017, raising concerns they would destroy the artifacts inside. from The New York Times
Dear Diary: I was wandering through the Times Square subway station at rush hour when I noticed a blind woman walking perilously close to the tracks. from The New York Times
Under the Obama administration, lawmakers reached multiple agreements to suspend the debt ceiling, including in 2011 and 2013, though Washington came perilously close to the deadline. from The New York Times
She will meet Juncker again before the end of the month as time gets perilously short for any kind of deal before Britain leaves on March 29. from Reuters
As if the threat to coastal residents wasn't bad enough, Hurricane Harvey's track could also bring it perilously close to the enormous petroleum refineries encircling Galveston Bay. from Gizmodo
Riders will also seen Cornish Pixies, mischief-causing tricksters famous for their appearance in Chamber of Secrets, in which they perilously hung Neville Longbottom from the ceiling. from People
Tight budgets often meant that planned Marseilles-style facilities had to be scrapped, leaving residents trapped in small flats, perilously unmoored from the rest of the community. from Economist
While using the S7 Edge, I kept my phone perilously close to the edge of a sink or shower and didn't need to worry about water damage. from Gizmodo
Strugnell, who described herself as "perilously close to 40," said she has seen a growing emphasis on gender equality in the Antarctic science community during her career. from Mashable
Explosive wildfires that broke out in Los Angeles this week came within a mile of the Getty Center and perilously close to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. from Vice
This seems to be the role that President-elect Trump is carving out for America, and the role that Netanyahu is skirting perilously close to for Israel. from CNN
After an inspection — and a brief panic when the seller held the highly flammable nitrate film perilously close to a light — Mr. Silver decided to buy it. from The New York Times
Emmett ends up inextricably caught between these two resolute opponents and Gallagher convincingly embodies his perilously shifting loyalties as the horrifying scope of Howard's transgressions inevitably emerges. from CNN
In Arizona in 2010, a nurse at a Catholic hospital was demoted after she approved an emergency abortion for a woman suffering from perilously high blood pressure. from Economist
His work, especially on the idea that AI could become perilously indifferent to humans without turning malevolent, has received several big-name endorsements from the tech world. from Business Insider
As Toni shifts between the boxing club (she helps her brother clean up) and the dance team, "The Fits" seems to be inching into perilously schematic ground. from The New York Times
"I'm going to devote the rest of my life to working on this, and I think we're perilously close to making some gigantic progress," Biden told reporters. from Reuters
The President himself has been described as a "subject" of the investigation, nomenclature denoting a person who is perilously close to being the "target" of the investigation. from CNN
Suddenly, the bullpen — which looked historically formidable when spring training began — could be perilously thin when the season begins Monday at Yankee Stadium against the Houston Astros. from The New York Times
The defenders repeatedly begged for air support and helicopter resupply from their regional command in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif; ammunition and food were perilously low. from The New York Times
According to a 2016 Italian environmental association report, there are nearly 2,500 rural Italian villages that are perilously depopulated, some semi-abandoned and others virtual ghost towns. from The New York Times
He was short and compact, with an athletic build, a high forehead, a preference for cardigan sweaters and an enigmatic smile that looked perilously like a grimace. from The New York Times
Its legal roots date back to the Civil War, when the Union Army discovered that its peacetime officer corps was perilously aged, infirm and incapable of command. from The Hill
In 2016, Kanye West performed on a platform dangling perilously low above a moshing crowd, and Drake filled the empty arena air with a sinuous light show. from The New York Times
Barriers to entry are low, yes, and access to information is at a high, but it is still perilously easy for a small business to remain small. from The New York Times
She goes up on point and slides across the stage, as if losing control; she tilts forward perilously, as if looking over the edge of the world. from New Yorker
Higher CO2 levels in the atmosphere along with abnormally warm temperatures in the Arctic bring us perilously close to triggering a number of unstoppable climactic feedback loops. from Vice
The world remains perilously close to global catastrophe because leaders have not made enough progress in reducing nuclear and climate threats, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warns. from CNBC
Meanwhile, rapper Post Malone came perilously close to dying in a plane crash, and Elon Musk deleted his Instagram over his weird drama with Grimes and Azealia Banks. from Buzzfeed News
But raising questions about what needs to be consumed is perilously close to asking questions about what needs to be produced—and who needs to control that production. from Vice
The fact that not one of the perilously-positioned main cast members faced their demise in the most highly-anticipated conflict of the series feels markedly un-Thrones. from Mashable
People living in the town Xiangdu, located in China's Guangxi region, caught video of the booster as it fell perilously close to buildings and then erupted in flames. from The Verge
Details of the prisoner talks were a closely held secret, so even within the Obama administration few people realized how perilously close the swap came to falling through. from CNBC
To the one in five Indians who are not Hindu the slogan sounds perilously close to the religious chant, jai mata di, which honours a Hindu mother goddess. from Economist
Have you ever tried to fall asleep in a gap between sofas whilst listening to a gabber version of "Zombie" by the Cranberries, all the while perilously hungover? from Vice
The chorus of the Opéra de Paris, which has found new life under the direction of José Luis Basso, had no fear of Meyerbeer's perilously rapid-moving lines. from New Yorker
We hiked up a perilously steep snakehole-filled hill, decked out in glorious Betsy attire, and prevented one another from "stealing the show" by falling off the cliff. from Vox
Muammar el-Qaddafi's eccentric 42-year rule, is sputtering dry: Oil production has slumped, the currency is crashing, and the Central Bank's cash reserves are running perilously low. from The New York Times
And there's another big topic on Wall Street: The bond market's yield curve is perilously close to predicting a recession — something it has done before with surprising accuracy. from The New York Times
While Russell's talent has always been obvious, in her earlier books she occasionally slipped into a territory that felt perilously close to weirdness for the sake of weirdness. from The New York Times
Either way, you're running perilously short on chances to see it, which you should, because you'll never have another chance to witness this particular alchemy again—in Jeopardy! from Wired
This "Nuclear umbrella" has since been extended to our European and East Asian allies and recent events have put South Korea perilously close to testing the MAD theory. from The Hill
Over 1m olive trees in Italy are thought to have died already, and this spring the country came perilously close to running out of native olive oil altogether. from Economist
This pacific picture, though, is soon replaced by far more disturbing, recurrent images of perilously small boats filled with frantically shouting, gesturing men, women and children seeking asylum. from The New York Times
A catastrophic fire last week destroyed the cathedral's attic and the lead roof, creating gaping holes in the immense vaulted ceiling, and leaving the building's interior perilously exposed. from The New York Times
As for the "perilously high valuations," the market continues to hit new highs, signaling to Cramer that stocks aren't roaring higher for no reason like they did in 1999. from CNBC
If your memory is forgiving, that's what you'll take away from "Kinky Boots," along with that first-act anatomy of the irresistible sex appeal of a perilously high heel. from The New York Times
Some animation fans may note the irony of Disney squeezing more money out of a movie that sometimes comes perilously close to ripping off The Thief and the Cobbler. from The Verge
A recent report also suggests that, while important, technologies heralded as climate saviors are still perilously far from being capable of the things computer models and procrastinating politicians suggest. from New Republic
After a deluge of waste burst from the Brumadinho dam, ripping through a perilously located staff canteen and submerging a valley in mud, the company tried to respond quickly. from Economist
We hiked up a perilously steep snake- hole filled hill, decked out in glorious Betsy attire, and prevented one another from "stealing the show" by falling off the cliff. from People
Washington (CNN)House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said "this is a perilously constitutional moment," when responding to President Donald Trump's dismissal of ex-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. from CNN
Her timing and delivery roam all over and succeed — she starts lines perilously late, investing one phrase with hope and beauty and then percussively cutting the next one down. from The New York Times
While I'm on record as being perilously obsessed with Jurassic Park, it would be gratifying to see the popular conception of dinosaurs keep better pace with the scientific picture. from Vice
Finding yourself with a rogue hair color happens perilously easily these days, as enduring trends like dip-dye and ombré and bronde continue to blur the lines between shades. from Refinery 29
This week's fires have torched more than 703,000 acres and are inching perilously close to densely populated areas in Ventura and Los Angeles, shrouding them in dangerous air pollution. from Vox
Darling round-faced Kabir is 7 or 8, and his big brother Aryan is on the cusp of adolescence, the two of them crossing perilously from Turkey into Greece. from The New York Times
Before the nuclear deal, Iran was enriching its uranium to 20 percent purity, a level that takes it perilously close to what is required to build a nuclear weapon. from The New York Times
The so-called yield curve is perilously close to predicting a recession — something it has done before with surprising accuracy — and it's become a big topic on Wall Street. from The New York Times
If the show has a thesis statement, it might be that for women, pain and pleasure remain perilously intertwined — a lesson that bears repeating in the time of #MeToo. from The New York Times
On Friday, finally, she perilously ventured outside that comfort zone, meeting with survivors and promising a fund of about $6.5 million for emergency supplies, food, clothes and other costs. from The New York Times
The movie is fascinating, not despite but because of these contradictions, which suggest how perilously easy it is for even the loftiest ideals to curdle into their exact opposite. from Washington Post
This year the FCC auctioned off 24-gigahertz radio frequencies for 5G transmissions, perilously close to the 23.8-gigahertz frequency at which water vapor molecules vibrate in the atmosphere. from Buzzfeed News
And so now, here in the terrible present, the steward stands engineerless, brow creased, hands slick with perspiration, his lord and employer seated in the mock longship, perilously unamused. from New Yorker
Looking ahead: The dueling events come as congressional efforts to reach a deal over border security faltered, bringing the government perilously close to yet another partial shutdown on Friday. from The New York Times
John Lewis, Brooks called Trump's comments disrespectful and asserted that Lewis was an "icon of the civil rights movement" who came "perilously close to becoming a martyr" because of it. from CNN
Walcott struck twice in the space of seven minutes in the first half and came perilously close to a hat-trick while Mesut Ozil also scored on his 28th birthday. from Reuters
SMB gave hundreds of villagers a one-off payment for access to their land but many villages are perilously perched near wide roads over which lorries pass day and night. from Economist
Despite all the cheer, she came perilously close to falling short of the sixth medal in tough conditions at the Olympic Shooting Centre in the hills outside Rio de Janeiro. from Reuters
A peninsula that recently had seemed perilously close to a resumption of war was beginning, in the eyes of many observers in the South, to move closer to lasting peace. from Economist
Dude not only left the mustard on, but he appears to be a southpaw—using his phone on his left ear, perilously hovering it over his conspicuously gigantic mustard blob. from Vice
Trump's blunt tweet thrusts the typically off-the-cuff President -- who cast himself as America's greatest deal-maker during the 2016 campaign -- into the perilously sensitive arena of international diplomacy. from CNN
Her emphasis on distinguishing fact from fiction must have at least been partly a note to self, for someone who wrote so perilously from inside the skins of her characters. from New Republic
Op-Ed Contributor MANILA — No Philippine leader since Ferdinand Marcos has held the democratic fate of his nation in his hands so decisively, yet so perilously, as President Rodrigo Duterte. from The New York Times
Wildfires have been raging in several parts of California this week, burning through shrub land and neighborhoods and inching perilously close to the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. from Vox
And the Christian Democrats, another party that traces its roots to the country's founding, got less than 6 percent, perilously close to the cutoff to qualify for seats in Parliament. from The New York Times
Now, nearly 70 years on, I am listening as hard as I can each day to what is being said on the news from America, and it sounds perilously familiar. from The New York Times
A marvelous Mr. Shalhoub ("Monk") has only grown in the role of a man who carries his dignity and private grief with the stiffness of someone transporting perilously fragile cargo. from The New York Times
His comments are getting perilously close to urging Americans to ignore doctors and scientists, all of whom seem to be saying we need these drastic measures until the virus subsides. from TMZ
President Trump ordered the killing of Iran's most powerful military commander as he left Baghdad airport; Iran hit back with ballistic missiles that came perilously close to killing U.S. soldiers. from Washington Post
The irony is that filing frivolous accusations with the Supreme Court is itself an ethics violation — and DOJ's accusations against Jane Doe's lawyers come perilously close to crossing that line. from The Hill
The Americans came perilously close to not making it out of the first round, blowing a 5-0 lead to the Dominican Republic and needing extra innings to beat Colombia. from The New York Times
That checked the currency plunge that other oil producers have experienced, but it has also put the country's trade in jeopardy as the central bank's supply of greenbacks runs perilously low. from CNBC
Veep's season six finale caught a rare moment of deeply human emotion from Selina, who came perilously close to weeping as she descended an escalator after breaking things off with Jaffar. from Vox
In that context, Nordhaus's exhortation to carry on more or less as usual, rejecting "the utopian dreams of those who wish to radically reorganize the world," seems perilously out of touch. from New Republic
To bar Ohio from taking action against Planned Parenthood, Judge Sutton wrote, is to "move the law perilously close to requiring states to subsidise abortions", something no previous case has done. from Economist
Santander tracked the fly ball and robbed Gurriel of a three-run homer before firing a throw to first base to double off Brantley, who drifted perilously away from the bag. from Reuters
After all, its sensors would have detected the car getting perilously close to a parked car and either swerved or braked in time to prevent the crash in the first place. from Mashable
The Revolutionary Guards have fast-attack speedboats with high-powered machine guns and torpedoes, and crews that in the past have employed guerrilla tactics, including swarming perilously close to American warships. from The New York Times
With each step, I found myself wincing as her ankles perilously vacillated, surely in the kind of pain women the world over have experienced when walking home after a night out. from Refinery 29
The finance chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Fred Malek, said Trump has perilously little time to build the kind of fundraising apparatus required to compete nationwide in a general election. from The Hill
Chastened by the financial crisis, which saw Greece come perilously close to bankruptcy and an exit from the euro zone, Europe has looked to prevent such a crisis from happening again. from CNBC
Mansoor adopts a way of life that seems perilously close to what we Westerners — what this Westerner — associate with a radicalized form of Islam that will not coexist with competing ideologies. from The New York Times
This took on a different format in recent years, when I was perilously broke and too depressed to find work outside of freelance writing and my cell phone service was suspended. from Vice
President Bill Clinton's signature initiative in 1994, after a nuclear crisis that came perilously close to resuming outright conflict on the Korean Peninsula, froze North Korea's nuclear production for several years. from The New York Times
Lars's enthusiasm for the Steve McQueen action classic "Bullitt" (1968) further suggests that he's playing a role (or aspiring to one), but, for the viewer, also perilously evokes other, livelier movies. from The New York Times
Allowing them to control the level of the sea projected on the set, it inverts the experience of migrants who find themselves, perilously, at the mercy of the water they cross. from The New York Times
While it did not contain the direct quid pro quo of a threat to halt military aid unless Zelensky launched a probe against Joe Biden, it came perilously close to one. from CNN
Republicans are deeply divided by a man who is perilously close to gaining the most powerful position in the world, and many rightly see him as a real threat to our Republic. from CNN
It comes perilously close to mandating a "correct" allocation of seats for any given vote split, a standard that, as we have noted, the Supreme Court has rejected as being too rigid. from Vox
Qualcomm says it is planning to appeal the sanctions, though with the company also fending off a potential hostile takeover from fellow chip maker Broadcom, Qualcomm's resources may be stretched perilously thin. from Gizmodo
It's getting perilously difficult to find a major automaker that isn't funneling cash into autonomous research; the latest is Kia, which pulled the wraps off its "Drive Wise" brand at CES today. from The Verge
As a result, Glass's system comes perilously close to letting bankers serve as their own regulators—not so much a revolving door between Wall Street and government, as a shared executive suite. from Economist
And the good news came with what has become familiarly disturbingly caveats: Winds remain perilously high, there is not a drop of rain in the forecast, so conditions could always turn bad. from The New York Times
The Wall Street firms were not as tightly regulated as bigger banks like JPMorgan, which let them maintain perilously thin capital levels and over-borrow in suddenly tricky short-term debt markets. from The New York Times
Yet Japan does need someone to buy Westinghouse, whose problems have caused billions of dollars in losses at Toshiba, one of Japan's largest and proudest conglomerates, pushing it perilously close to collapse. from The New York Times
It involves adopting a cover as an employee of a Midwestern pipe company, something John is perilously unequipped for, as a way to deliver large sums of money to allies in Luxembourg. from The New York Times
And the influx of funds from the DCCC directly into candidate advertising has helped the party grow the battleground map, even including districts where the candidates themselves are perilously low on cash. from Politico
The kiwi came under pressure after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said further rate cuts are likely as it sets its sights on the high New Zealand dollar and perilously low inflation. from Reuters
Recent monthly temperatures have come perilously close to one climate guardrail that concerns low-lying developing nations, which favor a temperature target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Celsius, above preindustrial levels. from Mashable
That's especially dangerous with fentanyl, a perilously potent opioid, now tainting the illegal drug market and increasingly turning up in counterfeit pain pills like the ones blamed for the 2016 death of Prince. from Buzzfeed News
With China reeling from falling equity markets and trade tariffs, the yuan has weakened against the dollar this year and is perilously close to falling below the psychologically key 7-per-dollar mark. from Reuters
However, for children in the UK—such as Alfie Dingley and Billy Caldwell, for whom cannabis is a potential savior from their debilitating conditions—the medicine they need remains perilously out of reach. from Vice
And while summer always catches us stocking up on piles of books in anticipation of perilously long sunbathing sessions, we're kicking it off by spotlighting two deliciously-plotted novels by breakout female authors. from Refinery 29
Hansel Robles relieved Addison Reed and was able to limit the damage to two runs, on sacrifice flies by Hunter Pence and Brandon Crawford that came perilously close to going over the fence. from The New York Times
NAIROBI (Reuters) - For decades the Nairobi River has been besieged by the construction of buildings teetering perilously over its banks, bringing pollution, blockages and floods to the waterway that runs through the capital. from Reuters
Shylock came perilously close to wrecking the comic structure of the play, a structure that Shakespeare only barely rescued by making the moneylender disappear for good at the end of the fourth act. from New Yorker
McIlroy was perhaps fortunate to be in a playoff after a poor drive at the final hole of regulation drifted perilously close to the water hazard lining the right side of the fairway. from Reuters
Go deeper: How the Carr Fire morphed into a towering, deadly "fire tornado" California wildfire becomes state's largest-ever, and it's growing Wildfire perilously close to Yosemite is filling the park with smoke from Axios
Go deeper: How the Carr Fire morphed into a towering, deadly "fire tornado" California wildfire becomes state's largest-ever, and it's growing Wildfire perilously close to Yosemite is filling the park with smoke from Axios
While this trope brings him perilously close to being unfavorably compared to his risk-averse predecessor, Barack Obama, it plays well with a base that sees little value in expanding US commitments abroad. from CNN
BEIJING — The United States and China traded new accusations over naval operations in the South China Sea on Tuesday after warships from each country came perilously close to colliding in the disputed waters. from The New York Times
The American Dream is perilously close to receding into the 20th century if we do not act now and defend the rights of the worker and rewrite the unfair rules of the economy. from TechCrunch
So is attempting to place it in a taxonomy, or to identify a precedent for what it does — in this case, conservative talk radio, whose power has been perilously underestimated for three decades. from The New York Times
Support for our military remains high at a time when respect for almost every other institution is perilously low, so pushing a military angle as a wedge makes a certain kind of sense. from The New York Times
He said Poland was drawing perilously close to the implementation of Article 7 of the European Union treaty, formally chastising it for violating the bloc's democratic standards and potentially leading to stiffer penalties. from The New York Times
A Corvette, BMW, Cadillac, several minivans and other autos - their tires sunk in sand and ocean waves lapping perilously close - are each a monthly feature of the "Beached Cars of Brigantine" 2020 calendar. from Reuters
" Video "In this crazy election year, there are no straight-line projections," he noted, adding presciently, "As Clinton leaves Philadelphia, her lifelong drive for the ultimate prize is perilously close to a coin flip. from Fox News
That last bit of backstory is becoming something perilously close to a genre cliche, also figuring in different ways into the backgrounds of the heroines of Gravity, Arrival, and, more recently, The Cloverfield Paradox. from Buzzfeed News
When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors — doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. from Buzzfeed News
Replace Tom Verlaine's voice, replace the grim insistence of those guitars, and you're perilously close to the realms of a sixth-former writing French symbolist rip-offs to unsuccessfully woo a university-aged lover. from Vice
Collectively, these developments suggest that the first year of the Trump administration has set the United States, perhaps irreversibly, on a new and perilously uncharted course that may, one day, lead us beyond democracy. from Vox
You can't control what items you drop with, forcing you to salvage more every time a friend knocks you out or when you simply fall off the wrong edge of a perilously constructed structure. from The Verge
Live aerial video footage broadcast by KABC-TV showed tall flames raging along a ridge-line at the edge of a neighborhood, burning perilously close to several homes as authorities urged residents to flee. from Reuters
"I came perilously close to my own execution," Ricky Jackson said during the CNN-TV One town hall event Sunday at Ohio State University, where he described the circumstances of his case and exoneration. from CNN
In other words, Powell and Pressburger had conjured a fictional life that veered perilously close to Churchill's, as dense with derring-do, divisiveness, emotional extremes, and lurching reversals of fortune as his had been. from New Yorker
As with Clinton, arguments about experience also point to culpability: Biden is perilously close to making the argument that because he helped break America, he is well-positioned to put it back together again. from New Republic
Whether it's traditional subway and commuter rail systems, modern streetcars and light rails, high-speed intercity rail, or even the humble bus with dedicated lanes and train-like stops, the U.S. lags perilously behind. from Vice
Once Bonnie's world gives way to Gabby's the movie gets its groove on, turning into a labyrinthine haunted house with ominous corners, scarily frozen smiles, zigzagging Tom-and-Jerry choreography and perilously teetering stuff. from The New York Times
But the story is no fairy tale — at least no more than "There Will Be Blood" is a western — and their relationship becomes more perilously charged as the plot builds toward its surprising climax. from The New York Times
South America's natural wonder may be perilously close to the tipping-point beyond which its gradual transformation into something closer to steppe cannot be stopped or reversed, even if people lay down their axes. from Economist
Among those to survive is Viljar Hanssen (Jonas Strand Gravli), despite being shot multiple times, putting him through the torment of attempting to recover, despite shell fragments that remain perilously lodged in his brain. from CNN
His contributions are everywhere: in feats of engineering like a tall silver tower whose top, sawed almost off, hangs perilously over the treetops; in the creaking, kinetic metalwork that punctuates Saint Phalle's hallucinatory landscape. from New Yorker
It isn't until Starfleet nearly implements Emperor Georgiou's plan to blow up the Klingon homeworld that Burnham contends directly with the idea that the line separating Starfleet from the Terran Empire is perilously thin. from Vox
Consequently, she has no choice but to look squirrely and evasive which gives Sanders an opening to return to his insinuations that he thinking on climate change has been perilously corrupted by fossil fuel money. from Vox
But it also exposes a dangerous weakness of Hillary Clinton's campaign — her instinct to try to straddle intraparty divides has left her perilously uncertain of what it is she wants to say about the matter. from Vox
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's expulsion of 18 international aid agencies will hurt 11 million aid recipients in a South Asian nation grappling with perilously low standards of education and healthcare, two Western diplomats said on Tuesday. from Reuters
American legislators, Western intelligence officers and even four-star generals are raising the alarm that America and its allies have fallen perilously behind in developing 250G, whose security implications are both far-reaching and generational. from CNBC
Batchelor tap-dances perilously close to the often repeated absurdity that a highly credulous belief about supernatural claims and an extremely skeptical belief about supernatural claims are really the same because they are both beliefs. from New Yorker
At a time when confidence in democracy and our institutions is perilously low, it is simply jaw-dropping that House rules allow members of Congress to engage in this kind of clear conflict of interest. from The Hill
Many newer playwrights aren't much concerned with plucking the strings of the heart; when they try to, the incision is made in the head, not the chest, and the operation goes on perilously from there. from New Yorker
Truck drivers are in perilously low supply, Silicon Valley continues to struggle to fill vacancies, and employers across the grid are coping with a skills mismatch as the economy edges ever closer to full employment. from CNBC
TMZ first reported, the fam -- especially mama Kris -- was adamantly against Kendall buying the house in the first place, because it wasn't in a gated community and it was perilously close to the Sunset Strip. from TMZ
After several years of exploitative ownership, disastrous transfers, poor management and abject performances, a loss at Carrow Road this weekend would edge the Magpies perilously close to a second relegation since Mike Ashley bought the club. from Vice
Song-a-day man Jonathan Mann's latest track, "Trump Hump the Chair Song," is a perilously catchy account of Trump's bizarre debate behavior — from his constant lurking behind Hillary Clinton to, yes, the whole chair thing. from Mashable
But it cannot disguise the fact the IOC is getting perilously close to the situation it faced in the early 1980s, when the Olympics were practically an orphan with no one willing to take them in. from CNBC
This fairly optimistic point of view is surprising, as Baudelaire had attempted suicide by that time, in 1845, and lived perilously, moving from odious hotel to hotel in the seamy sides of Paris to escape creditors. from Hyperallergic
Starting at the anatomical top with decayed teeth, perilously close to the brain, his dentists began to do extractions (the number according to Scull was 6,472 in 1921, an average of about 10 for each patient). from The New York Times
Last year, South Dakota came perilously close to passing a bill to force transgender student-athletes to play on sports teams in accordance with the gender they were assigned at birth, rather than their lived identity. from Vice
Stepping away from the charts and into the real world, think about the major cost centers in people's lives — housing, transportation, health care, child care, education — and you'll see that there's been perilously little automation happening. from Vox
And the oil price has been tumbling: Brent crude now trades at just over $30 a barrel, perilously close to the $18-25 range that UKOG says is needed to break even in Britain's onshore industry. from Economist
LOS ANGELES – An intentionally set wildfire grew perilously close to homes in Southern California on Thursday as evacuation orders expanded to more than 20,000 residents, though some homeowners stayed behind to fend off the flames themselves. from Fox News
But this creates a dilemma, because a standard that would exclude Stephens, and everyone to his right on the issue of climate change, would come perilously close to excluding all conservatives from the Times' editorial pages. from New Republic
"Republicans are deeply divided by a man who is perilously close to gaining the most powerful position in the world, and many rightly see him as a real threat to our republic," McMullin added of Trump. from The Hill
And you know what we talked about while cringing internally as the carafe of still water we actually had to pay for came perilously close to splashing on our helpless devices every time it was passed? from The New York Times
From a distance, it looks literally otherworldly: The town sits so high atop a perilously steep pinnacle of eroding volcanic rock that it seems as if it's perched upon clouds rather than tethered to the earth. from The New York Times
The failure left the firm perilously underfunded, and it was close to shutting down when Acronym stepped in with an infusion of cash, and a plan to refocus Groundbase specifically on developing mobile technology for campaigns. from The New York Times
As it happens, Chuck is perilously close to the "Carlos Danger" moment that puts an end to his political career — and, presumably, an end to his marriage, which would no longer be of use to anyone. from The New York Times
According to a recent Justice Department lawsuit, the blast catapulted a 40-ton piece of equipment perilously close to a tank containing thousands of gallons of hydrofluoric acid, which can form a toxic cloud when released. from The New York Times
The former Secretary of State was accused of being "extremely careless" in the handling of highly classified material, a term of art perilously close to the concepts of "gross negligence " and "recklessness" often used in criminal indictments. from CNN
Some conservative members of the Liberal Party blame their centrist leader for a loss in votes that left them perilously close to conceding power, putting pressure on Turnbull to reverse unpopular policies like changes to state pensions. from Reuters
Today, though, XR urges us to become truly conscious of the potential societal breakdown that could occur in as soon as three years, and the "existential threat" that some scientists predict we are perilously close to encountering. from Vice
With 1 minute 51 seconds left and the Knicks' lead, 16 points at one point, perilously shrunken to 4, the game was delayed when Porzingis and Kent Bazemore became entangled in a scramble for a loose ball. from The New York Times
I could see situations in which the dog brings Daryl perilously close to danger time and again, only for the writers to pull them both out of trouble at the last moment to joyous celebration from viewers. from The Verge
Images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science InstituteLast week, the Cassini spacecraft began a series of dramatic, "ring-grazing orbits" that will see it fly high over Saturn's poles before diving perilously close to the gas giant's rings. from Gizmodo
It describes ten winter days on a Finnish icebreaker, one of a fleet that works at perilously close quarters with ice-trapped cargo ships in the Bay of Bothnia at the northern limit of the Baltic Sea. from Economist
We are now in the time frame when the administration has said North Korea will gain the ability to strike at the US homelands, so canceling the summit puts us perilously close to the brink of war. from Vox
The wielding of presidential power to punish prominent critics would take this White House perilously closer to potential abuses of executive authority -- perhaps moving it onto territory not tested by any commander in chief since Richard Nixon. from CNN
But at the heart of the Forbes Collection are the natural pigments that were the staples of painters' inventories before chemically synthesized paints replaced the impossibly esoteric, the dangerously toxic, the prohibitively expensive, and the perilously fugitive. from New Yorker
And although he intends nothing of the sort, Everett comes perilously close to calling the Pirahã idiots — to the point that Brazil's National Indian Foundation barred him from further work with the Pirahã, calling his views racist. from Vox
Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren each started the month scraping perilously close to the bottom of their campaign bank accounts, posing an existential threat to their candidacies as the Democratic primary goes national. from Politico
Both the content of your message and its tone will live or die based on what you type on your keyboard, so the gap between, say, landing a joke and causing mortal offense can be perilously fine. from The New York Times
Fashion Review PARIS — There has been plenty of glumness this men's fashion week, held at a perilously uncertain moment for the world, and much hand-wringing in the stands about what, politically and otherwise, is to come. from The New York Times
Jokes are endlessly made about her appetite, while every chair Rosemary sits on appears perilously close to collapsing (it's a sight-gag that is repeated twice on-screen, along with a deleted scene involving a caved-in bed). from Vox
Net earnings for drivers there can come perilously close to subminimum wage rates on a 15- to 20-minute trip in town once they factor in pickup and wait times and the cost of gas, depreciation and maintenance. from The New York Times
In a case of the truth being far stranger than even Hollywood fiction can create, the Salt actress once came perilously close to taking part in some real-life espionage on behalf of the International Criminal Court (ICC). from People
This week, President Nicolás Maduro declared that every Friday for the next two months will be a national holiday, a desperate move to conserve power as water levels at the country's hydroelectric dams fall to perilously low levels. from Vox
He'll look perilously close to danger—too eager to let his chin do the work that hands held up by his eyebrows might do better—before he pulls off a Twister or a D'arce or an emphatic knockout. from Vice
The storm is projected to pass perilously close to Florida's entire eastern seaboard beginning later today, with a Category 3 or 4 eye passing directly over Kennedy Space Center on Friday, according to Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters. from Gizmodo
Beyond standing out among the less inspired buildings of the downtown Chicago area, the new Apple Store also happens to be very poorly thought through considering its thin roof now has dangerous icicles hanging perilously over public walkways. from The Verge
To White House insiders, this is the most dangerous phase of Donald Trump's presidency so far, from the brewing trade war with China that he denies is a trade war, to the perilously spontaneous summit with North Korea. from Axios
When I asked him about this, Hannity responded with a well-rehearsed litany of sins perpetrated by the Republican establishment in concert with Obama: perilously low labor participation and homeownership rates, soaring national debt, Obamacare and so on. from The New York Times
The United States has only a few dozen Special Operations forces on the ground in Libya, advising and assisting militias aligned with the country's fragile Government of National Accord, which clings perilously to power in the capital, Tripoli. from The New York Times
As for other assets, he states in court docs, obtained by TMZ, he has a total of $1.79 mil in real estate, retirement savings, cars, jewelry, art and other odds and ends, but cash is running perilously short. from TMZ
Yet postwar design initially overlooked such lessons in the interest of marketing gimmicks like the 1958 Ford Edsel's push-button automatic gearshift, perilously situated at the conventional location of the horn in the center of the steering wheel. from The New York Times
While the state finally agreed to a budget for the first time in two years, Illinois is still perilously close to seeing its bonds downgraded to "junk" status largely because of its staggering pension liability — topping $200 billion. from Politico
Ellis had been criticized for his handling of the trial by former prosecutors, who said his tendency to harangue the prosecution into speeding up the trial appeared to be tip-toeing perilously close to favoritism toward the defense. from Vice News
A lifeline for American producers has been their ability to use capital markets to raise money, and to use futures and options markets to hedge against perilously low prices by selling future production at prices set by these markets. from Economist
The facile "It's either war or talks" argument perilously preempts the probability that protracted negotiations between the two sides only begets a greater calamity, as Pyongyang buys time and money with which to perfect its nuclear and missile capabilities. from The Hill
And even when it leans out perilously into sentimentality, it's reeled back from the edge by the fact that its two central characters are from Northern Ireland, and can't let anything get too far down the path of sappiness. from Vox
"Republicans are deeply divided by a man who is perilously close to gaining the most powerful position in the world, and many rightfully see him as a real threat to our republic," McMullin added of the GOP's presidential nominee. from The Hill
King "Butters" Tommen finally confronts the High Sparrow, and, like a gentleman, Jonathan Pryce does enough acting for them both, saying, "The Mother's love outshines it all," and reassuring the perilously receptive Tommen that the gods work through him. from Vice
Earlier this year, Senate Republicans came perilously close to passing an Affordable Care Act repeal bill that would have cost tens of millions of Americans their health insurance while putting Medicaid funding on an extremely perilous long-term path. from Vox
As a species, we have spent several centuries nurturing a collective mindset that rejects collective endeavor, and most of us are living in nations that seem perilously convinced that the human race is a thing you can actually win. from Wired
Last summer, as the headlines filled with news of migrants perilously crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, "Borders" opened at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won both a Fringe First award and the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. from The New York Times
The report found that global average temperatures over the last five years were between 20193 and 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, putting the planet perilously close to the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. from CNN
They photographed refugees traveling perilously along two major routes into the European Union: huddled in rafts wracked by the Aegean Sea, attempting to land on Greek islands, and temporarily safe at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, functioning as an emergency camp. from Hyperallergic
Three markets — Singapore, the Philippines and Taiwan — accounted for more than 80 percent of GMV and net income, making it unclear why Honestbee continues to operate in other countries, including the expensive Japanese market, when its funding level is perilously low. from TechCrunch
The satellite image, which was captured by Sentinel-2A on July 9, 2018, provided by European Space Agency esa on Tuesday, July 18, 2018 shows a huge iceberg perilously close to the village of Innaarsuit on the west coast of Greenland. from Fox News
Mo Elleithee, who served as a senior spokesman for Hillary Clinton eight years ago, argues that if she can't beat the "play-it-safe" meme this time around, Clinton will face a perilously similar fate, particularly against an opponent like Trump. from CNBC
Many social products of the last couple of years — like the defunct Meerkat, Mastodon, and Houseparty — have either gone under, failed to gain steam, or exist perilously under the looming threat of a giant Silicon Valley corporation waiting to crush it. from The Verge
The details of how these tools perform are interesting, but I'm going to leave the subject of optimal utility regulatory and rate design — a thorny, complicated, and perilously boring subject in its own right — aside for another day, another post. from Vox
Just 203 minutes "is perilously close to bombs away," retired U.S. General and former CIA director Davis Petreaus told VICE News, adding that Iran may well have chosen to strike back had the president followed through on his initial orders. from Vice News
Just 10 minutes "is perilously close to bombs away," retired U.S. General and former CIA director Davis Petreaus told VICE News, adding that Iran may well have chosen to strike back had the president followed through on his initial orders. from Vice News
If Britain votes for Brexit, or (more likely) votes to stay with a perilously narrow margin, many will fault the governments that, it is and will be said, have let in more immigrants than the country is capable of absorbing. from Economist
LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's repeated attempts to shore up the lira over the past year have left it perilously low on hard cash reserves as domestic households scramble to shift their savings to dollars and companies struggle to refinance their overseas debts. from Reuters
Some senior American and European intelligence and law enforcement officials say the small but steady movement of important Qaeda operatives and planners to Syria is a desperate dash to a haven situated perilously in the middle of the country's chaos. from The New York Times
Fearless risk-taking is what gives ski racing its sizzle, and fans of the sport have always saved their greatest reverence for daredevils who perilously charge down a mountain at 43 miles an hour in aptly named races like the downhill. from The New York Times
As the Yankees missed opportunity after opportunity on Thursday night, their magical 211 season — which produced their first American League East title in seven years and nearly a home run record despite myriad injuries — moved perilously close to its conclusion. from The New York Times
According to a preliminary tally by the State Board of Elections, Mr. Cooper was leading Mr. McCrory by 9,813 votes as of Tuesday night — perilously close to the 20173,000-vote difference that would prohibit Mr. McCrory from demanding a recount. from The New York Times
" Trump's final vision of capitalism, then, comes perilously close to what John Maynard Keynes warned against in 1923: "No man of spirit will consent to remain poor if he believes his betters to have gained their goods by lucky gambling. from New Republic
You really believe the populist wave of white fear and resentment that brought one Donald J. Trump perilously, embarrassingly close to presiding over the world's largest economy and most powerful military is going to continue building in the coming years? from The Hill
What in the World Among the more unnerving sights a traveler may come across in distant corners of the world are giant hairballs of wires, clumped at the tops of utility poles or hanging perilously from the sides of buildings. from The New York Times
And therein lies the biggest challenge confronting Quilliam in Europe and, as it seeks to expand, in America: Though Nawaz himself is a star, there is something both noble and perilously square about this kind of eat-your-peas forced secularism. from The New York Times
As a child, I relished the sound of beads clinking together at the end of my braids as I jumped rope, but flinched while getting my hair pressed, fearing the sting of a hot comb perilously close to my earlobes. from The New York Times
The weakness of business in the region was reaffirmed on Thursday when IHS Markit's flash composite purchasing managers' index for October, seen as a good guide to economic health, came in below forecasts and perilously close to the line separating growth from contraction. from Reuters
EDT: The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts that the center of Hurricane Lane, a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, will either travel over or "perilously close" to portions of the Hawaiian Islands over the next 24 hours. from Mashable
The main twist, beginning with the 75-minute premiere, is that the producers approach the material heavily from the point of view of the "hosts," as they're called, who are experiencing new sensations that come perilously close to the dawning of sentience. from CNN
"Our country now stands perilously close to a return to the dark days when women were forced to put their own lives at risk to get safe and legal abortion care," Center for Reproductive Rights president Nancy Northup said in a statement. from Vice
The idea behind the "rule" was that a certain amount of time must elapse before a piece of food could be contaminated by bacteria residing on the floor, ground, or surface to which a previously perfectly edible piece of food had perilously fallen. from The Hill
Shouting over the screeching wind as the "cat" lifts on to its hydrofoils, the sailors rehearse their moves, one moment bounding across the trampoline that joins the hulls, the next perilously suspended over the edge with only the red of their helmets visible. from Reuters
When you stop to think about how much complexity gets resolved in an instant every time we pick up our smartphones, it boggles the mind that our visibility into how our democracy is influenced is so perilously stuck in the last century. from Axios
And that's perilously close to where we are -- as George Washington warned us in his 1796 farewell address more than 200 years ago: "The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge ... is itself a frightful despotism." from CNN
In the long run, Venezuela will most likely need help from international financial institutions to start addressing its runaway inflation, avoid defaulting on its loans and diversify an economy that has been perilously dependent on oil and vulnerable to its price fluctuations. from The New York Times
Attisso's young Beninois replacement is deft enough without approaching his calm mastery or getting as much room, overshadowed as he is by a well-integrated kora add-on who, while hardly the usual mystagogue, sometimes renders the ambience perilously world-musicky even so. from Vice
At one point — in the film's most terrifying sequence — as Amelia climbs up the balloon's exterior to release a perilously frozen gas valve, George Steel's cinematography has such a hushed and blinding beauty that it would be a crime to close your eyes. from The New York Times
The briefing raised some questions from medical professionals about how Trump, who weighed in at 239 pounds, has a body mass index perilously close to the "obese" range, and has a common form of heart disease, could be deemed in "excellent" health. from CNN
With 25 free agent delegates in play Sunday and the race to 1,237 -- the number needed to win the Republican presidential nomination outright before July's convention -- perilously close, the three remaining Republican campaigns are shining a rare bit of attention on this state of 105,000. from CNN
Today, thanks to the escalating threats by the nuclear armed nations of North Korea and the United States, the Bulletin of Atomic scientists set the Doomsday Clock to two minutes to midnight—"the symbolic hour of the apocalypse"—marking a world perilously close to annihilation. from Vice
Some MPs gasped in surprise when the result came, because although the roughly 8% of grand coalition MPs who voted against Mrs Merkel was a similar proportion to last time, that coalition's much-reduced majority following the election in September made the result perilously narrow. from Economist
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo did his best to put a positive spin on the position of the Blues, who are perilously close to being bounced in the first round of the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season — despite having home-ice advantage in each series. from Reuters
If it paid as much as the Justice Department has proposed, its Tier 1 capital as a proportion of risk-weighted assets could fall below 9 percent — a perilously low level given changes in regulations are set to erode all banks' Tier 1 ratios. from The New York Times
In politically moderate swing states like Pennsylvania, which aides to Mr. Trump say are crucial to his victory, Mr. Trump's standing with women over all is perilously low among registered voters: Just 27 percent of women back him, compared with 58 percent for Mrs. from The New York Times
An old Nono collaborator, the sound engineer Alvise Vidolin, was at the controls for "Ricorda Cosa Ti Hanno Fatto in Auschwitz" (1966), a tape piece that renders perilously fine the line between the humane balm of a chorus and a whir evoking mechanized death. from The New York Times
I wanted him to explain how the Nielsen ratings work, why they matter so much less than they used to, and why they still matter more than you might like if you're somebody who's a big fan of a show with perilously low viewership numbers. from Vox
On Wednesday, I wrote a contrarian piece on Bernie Sanders, who has a reputation as perilously weak on foreign policy, arguing that he has legitimate political reasons for ignoring the topic and that it's not as big of a deal as it might seem. from Vox
TeeCee looks like a California gangster rapper: The tops of his white tube socks come perilously close to the bottom of his shorts, he looks comfortable in plaid flannel, and his upper body, tattooed from neck to knuckle, has multiple tributes to the departed. from Vice
SARANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Portugal came perilously close to a group stage exit from the World Cup during a frenetic stoppage-time period on Monday when unfancied Iran equalized through a penalty and almost scored a winner after Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier missed from the spot. from Reuters
"I was just young enough—just by a minute young enough and foolish enough—to not realize how potentially insulting that could be," Fey said, of her characterization of the over-the-top Tracy Jordan, which skimmed perilously close to her perceptions of Morgan. from New Yorker
The NASA/NOAA report found that the average global temperature is now more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit (more than 1 degree Celsius) above what it was in the late 1800s, putting the planet perilously close to the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. from CNN
As a result, families have perilously little slack in their budgets — just 40% of Americans are able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense, such as an emergency room visit or car repair, with their cash cushion, according to a survey from personal finance website Bankrate. from CNBC
Even as political control in Minnesota has swung back and forth between Republicans and Democrats and came perilously close to voting for Donald Trump in 2016, Klobuchar won by over 153 points in 2006, an incredible 35 points in 2012, and 24 points in 2018. from CNN
But despite the lack of common ground between Tehran and Washington, the crisis that followed the death of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani showed that the two sides can stop just short of open military conflict — even when they come perilously close to it. from Business Insider
She and other moderate Republicans entered the lunch confident that senators were coalescing around the idea that the government should be reopened, but they left disappointed, convinced that for now, the party would follow Mr. Trump perilously further into a shutdown with an uncertain end. from The New York Times
The New Zealand dollar was little changed in early Friday trade, a day after it fell to six-week low as New Zealand's central bank said further rate cuts are likely as it sets its sights on the high New Zealand dollar and perilously low inflation. from Reuters
" As the V.A. has come under fire for perilously long wait times to see a provider, it is holding up the hospice program as a point of pride: The department's policy requires that hospice services be provided without delay to enrolled veterans who seek them. "V. from The New York Times
The nuclear nations have come perilously close to using these weapons on a number of occasions and have been saved, not because nuclear weapons possess some magic power that prevents their use but because of a string of incredible good luck that will not last forever. from The New York Times
" Adam Platt, the New York magazine critic, reported that "a dish called Drunken Fish ($19703 à la carte) consisted of a couple of wet pieces of sole sunk in a curious gelatinous substance which had no color and very little taste and looked perilously like pond slime. from The New York Times
"Japanese policymakers now face a serious dilemma as the (dollar/yen) pair has unwound most of the gains of the prior three weeks and now stands perilously close to the 100.00 level," said Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management in New York. from Reuters
" Long before the effects were felt in Ituri, a 2017 report published by the International Peace Institute warned that Haley's gambit "tipped perilously toward cost-cutting as an end in itself, rather than reflecting a clear vision for a more effective mission, or a more peaceful DRC. from Vice News
Fear that Russia intends to slowly strangle a coastal region that is still under the control of the government in Kiev but perilously close to territory occupied by Russian-backed separatists has led to a flurry of anguished appeals in Kiev for political and military help. from The New York Times
Here is how Democratic voters over age 221 break down, according to CNN: And here is how the candidates fear among Democratic voters under age 21: The sample sizes in these polls do get perilously small when you start breaking down respondents by demographic factors like age. from Vox
Few companies can attract titanic levels of investment, spawn years of breathless, myth-making press coverage, slowly frustrate its own fan base, get slapped with workplace-related lawsuits, and drift perilously towards becoming an industry-wide punchline without releasing a single product—all while retaining a $21993 billion valuation. from Gizmodo
Few companies can attract titanic levels of investment, spawn years of breathless, myth-making press coverage, slowly frustrate its own fan base, get slapped with workplace-related lawsuits, and drift perilously towards becoming an industry-wide punchline without releasing a single product—all while retaining a $0003 billion valuation. from Gizmodo
While it's true that the scales have tipped towards black metal, death metal, and gothier pursuits over the past few years, doom metal and its various slimy subgenres still have a firm foothold in our toxic soil, though our sludge reserves have dipped perilously low in recent memory. from Vice
As it clattered perilously onto a surge of hands, the anarchic gesture put me in mind of the Parisian André Breton's declaration, a century ago, that the simplest surrealist act consists of dashing into the street with a pistol in your hand and firing blindly into the crowd. from Vice
The party's rising popularity has so spooked Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior partner, Bavaria's Christian Social Union, that its leader, Horst Seehofer, recently came perilously close to resigning in protest of her supposed failure to act on the matter — a resignation that might easily have brought down her government. from The New York Times
He can breach Stussy's home and business at any time — with a switchblade, if necessary — but he's there to lend an ear and offer wisdom, which helps drive a wedge between Emmit and Sy. Emmit is perilously close to committing his full signature to this deal with the devil. from The New York Times
This case is not as obvious as it may seem to many, as it pits two basic legal principles against each other: Rule one way and we come perilously close to treading on the First Amendment; rule the other way and we at least seem to brush up against the 14th. from Vox
Meanwhile on the East Coast, Jan Devereux, the vice mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, where scooters just showed up, told BuzzFeed News she's particularly worried about how scooters will fare on Massachusetts streets, which tend to get ripped up and perilously full of potholes from the ravages of cold winters and snowplows. from Buzzfeed News
In the evening, after she tired of playing Four Winds Supreme, her online mah jong game, and was perilously close to exhausting the $20 budget she allowed herself per day, it suddenly occurred to Linda that the blonde had been speaking to a man, a person she was romantically involved with. from Buzzfeed News
Acid was great for breaking down everything you know about the world when you're a teenager, but as a middle-aged person who has spent decades just trying to build up a world that always seems perilously close to crumbling, the last thing you want is to tear that down. from Vox
The bear is amazingly cute, its numbers are perilously low, and it's fun to read (and write) about the extraordinary efforts of zookeepers and scientists to fan the creatures' passions in the inexplicably tiny annual window of opportunity — one to three days — that nature has allotted for generative panda lovemaking. from The New York Times
Updating the figure of the "berdache," a transsexual figure traditional in Indigenous cultures, and channeling Cher in her "Half Breed" phase, Miss Chief is an avatar of a global future that will see humankind moving beyond the wars of identity — racial, sexual, political — in which it is now perilously immersed. from The New York Times
By then, the original 200 migrants had been resettled elsewhere, but many more asylum seekers from places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were arriving on Greece's Aegean Islands in perilously overcrowded boats, then forging a grueling path through the Balkans toward the security and prosperity of Northern Europe and, most often, Germany. from The New York Times
The 1936-37 General Motors sit-down strikes by the United Automobile Workers, which led to the unionization of the auto industry — and widespread unionization across other sectors — get a heart-pounding chapter, where union leadership is constantly struggling with its own membership, the membership itself is divided and public opinion shifts perilously. from The New York Times
Among the titles that pass the DuVernay test are "Morris From America," Chad Hartigan's at times rather perilously cute story about a 13-year-old African-American boy (Markees Christmas as the title character) whose father (an appealingly gruff Craig Robinson) works as a soccer coach in a blindingly, at times intolerantly, white German city. from The New York Times
Their operatically-charged rock – complete with what we can now describe as an ICONIC video in which vocalist Amy Lee dangles perilously from the window of a high rise building like a brave civilian in a Marvel film – has bagged them multi-million album sales, two Grammys, and a meme-like status in modern society. from Vice
Standing in the frequently interminable line outside this riotous barbecue joint, a listless patron might find herself staring at the gargantuan face, sketched in caricature, of a man perilously clinging to the Empire State Building, one hand raised with a thumbs-up, mouth agape in speech, most likely in the act of hawking beef. from New Yorker
Frans Timmermans, the first vice president of the European Commission, the union's executive, had declared that the assault on courts was bringing Poland perilously close to Article 7 of the bloc's treaty, which warns a country that it is violating fundamental E.U. values and threatens it with sanctions and the loss of voting rights. from The New York Times
According to a charming fake biography by a mid-22009th-century French cabaret group, Les Quatre Barbus, he had a scientific bent from boyhood, inventing devices to de-pip currants and to muzzle ants, but it was the desperate sight (and the faint song) of too-light lingerie fluttering perilously on the line that inspired his biggest brainwave. from Economist
Lighting 10,000 Sparklers at Once Is the Best Way To Ring in the New YearToday in "amazing ideas the internet had" we bring you an experiment that is without a doubt the…Read more ReadIt's something to think about as you light up that wire and let the sparks burn down perilously close to your unprotected hand. from Gizmodo
His shot choices are both elegant and exciting; witness the way the camera follows Mr. Incredible in the opening scene as he leaps from one building to another, letting the audience follow him as he flies perilously through the air, and then reverses to show him crashing through a window, tracking briefly backward to reveal the impact. from Vox
In the countryside, much of the terrain is hilly; within the cities, the destruction wrought by World War II and the rezoning brought by the 1980s economic bubble have resulted in development sites that are narrow, perilously close to streets or shorelines, abandoned or otherwise left in disarray by storms or residents who couldn't afford to maintain them. from The New York Times
In February, while preparing to defend the cup on the same scenic body of water, the Oracle Team USA grinder Graeme Spence went overboard off the front of his boat and hung on to its platform for a moment before being swept under the catamaran perilously close to one of its sharp-edged dagger boards and its two rudders. from The New York Times
ELSEWHERE ON THE TRAIL: They're spent: "Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and [Warren] each started the month scraping perilously close to the bottom of their campaign bank accounts, posing an existential threat to their candidacies as the Democratic primary goes national," Politico's Maggie Severns reports of the latest FEC filings that came in last night. from Washington Post
All of the trial participants had attempted more straightforward ways of losing weight; one had gone from two hundred and forty to a hundred and forty-five pounds in a hospital setting, but now weighed two hundred and ninety pounds and, at the age of twenty-five, was suffering from cardiopulmonary failure and perilously high blood pressure. from New Yorker
More or less every regional artist was shoehorned into a group show at the Cleveland Institute of Art, which felt less polished and less considered than many of the other sites—not to mention a bit perilously crowded, with 21 artists in a single venue, culled from a 2017 Great Lakes studio tour undertaken by Grabner. from Hyperallergic
The problem is that Money Monster, which at times evokes both The King of Comedy and Network, doesn't push hard enough to keep its focus on the abstract, systemic problem that sets the movie in motion–a financial market that, even in a boom (or, as the case is these days, not), seems perilously close to being a bubble ready to pop. from People
Not only has Mr. Barr already come perilously close to reassuring Mr. Trump that the president did not obstruct justice by trying to derail the investigation into whether his campaign conspired with Russia to corrupt the 2016 election, and that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, was overreaching, but he also has a long history of advancing an aggressive, expansive conception of presidential power. from The New York Times
Over this, through a mic tilted perilously over his head, he would rasp out vocals that were hard to hear and usually absurd, he admitted, once you'd made them out: songs about war, drugs, sex, rich people, kicking ass and broken glass, with titles like "Die, You Bastard", "Antisocial" and "Overkill", scrawled mostly by him in a few chortling minutes on the back of a cigarette packet. from Economist
The tipping point arrives early in the film when a disheveled Michael learns that because he has not repaid a loan to the bank, and because he has lost the certificate verifying the shares his father purchased for him, he will lose the family home—if, that is, he cannot scrounge up the certificate, or the cash, in a perilously short space of time. from New Republic
But if the United States of 1979 was seething and panicked and perilously close to being both broken and broke, it was also a place where a college junior could draw a hasty sketch of distended, google-eyed gumdrop for an alumni relations official and, instead of being escorted bodily from the room by security staffers, be given $300 to turn it into an actual real-life foam-and-felt mascot. from Vice
Politicians try all sorts of things to entice uncertain voters to cast ballots in their favor during an election, including the following: lubricating kisses aimed at the perilously dry heads of unsuspecting toddlers; limited edition T-shirts with just enough tensile strength to silently suffocate one's conservative neighbor in style; and New Jack City-esque turkeys that may or may not have been purchased with the cash from a thousand drug deals. from Vice
While both offer a thrill, the motorbike seat is a unique experience that makes the rider feel like they're really steering (and gives them control over that ominous purple "Dragon Fire" button on the dash.) While racing through the 1,100 trees planted to create the ominous setting, look out for sinister Devil's Snare, a plant that entangles humans in its vines, and Cornish Pixies, mischievous tricksters famous for their appearance in Chamber, in which they perilously hung Neville Longbottom from the ceiling. from People
And while Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE hogs the spotlight with his divisive language and outrageous claims instead of plans, the Senate still sits perilously in the hands of people who are happier listening to the interests of billionaire contributors instead of their constituents. from The Hill