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treacherous

tre chuh ruhs

  • s  dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    treacherous winding roads
  • s  tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
    the fiercest and most treacherous of foes
    treacherous intrigues

  • Hu Jintao scaled China's treacherous political heights by playing it safe.
  • Once upon a time Americans had a culture of food to guide us through the increasingly treacherous landscape of food choices: fat vs.
  • The seizure was perhaps the most brazen in a recent spate of attacks on vessels crossing the world's most treacherous waters.
News & Articles

  • Ride the Rockies cyclists crash on Hardscrabble Pass switchbacks
    Numerous Ride the Rockies cyclists crashed and were sent to the hospital on Friday as they attempted to maneuver the descent of Hardscrabble Pass in Custer County, a treacherous hill added to the route when the course was altered for Royal Gorge fire road closures.
    June 16, 2013 - Denver Post
  • US Open Golf 2013: Complete Analysis of Day 2 Leaderboard
    Treacherous weather conditions left golfers running for the clubhouse and rounds unfinished in Round 1, but that was nothing compared to the despair felt by many players in Friday's second round.  While rain played no factor in Round 2 action, the world's top golfers faced even more difficult conditions on Friday— Merion Golf Club's difficult East Course. With about half of the field still ...
    June 15, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Inside the Coast Guard's rescue swimmer training program
    Tonight on "Nightly News," Lester Holt offered a glimpse into the U.S. Coast Guard swimming rescue team, the elite group that saves people from treacherous waters. He visited them on June 4 during their training mission at the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, N.C.Below, a sampling from the students' grueling program -- from push-ups to hours logged in the pool. Here, Lester Holt speaks ...
    June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS
Quotes

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Forbes
    As long as we are firmly bound together, the treacherous separatist terrorist attacks will never reach their goal,Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a message ahead of Oct. 29 celebrations marking the 84th anniversary of the Turkish republic.
  • Jalal Talabani in BBC News
    President Jalal Talabani said: "The perpetrators of these treacherous and despicable acts are no longer hiding their objective...... they publicly declare that they are targeting the state."
  • Steve Stricker in 940 News
    You hit that wedge shot that takes a big hop and stops,Stricker explained. "But here, it takes the big hop and stops, and then it continues to roll. And when you're on the green, some of those putts are treacherous. You think you've hit a...

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