precariousness

as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position she quickly moved the china teapot after noticing its precariousness on the shelf

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Recent Examples of precariousness Dering declined to comment Tuesday about how the media attention has impacted sales and the company, as well as the precariousness of navigating such unsought publicity. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 The circumstances of his arrest highlight the increasing precariousness of preventing acts of mass violence or domestic terrorism, which often seem to rely on chance encounters or tips from acquaintances and loved ones. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024 This is one reason behind the grim precariousness of life in India. Basharat Peer, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012 The precariousness of evidence about the childhood abuse is both-sided, instead of contextualized. Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for precariousness 

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“Precariousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precariousness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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