precarity
noun
pre·car·i·ty
pri-ˈker-ə-tē 
: the state or condition of being precarious : precariousness
The older brother—Dave—raises the younger one, a responsibility that gives him a perpetual sense of life's urgency and precarity.—
Paul Elie
Paul ElieJob precarity can add to a number of social and economic challenges facing millennials including rising personal debts, growing costs of living, shrinking access to pensions and lower retirement savings.—Arif Jetha
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During the pandemic, the soaring cost of essentials like food, fuel and rent only deepened the country's widespread precarity — a gnawing sense of financial insecurity that has left tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to job losses, medical problems and even modest economic dips.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
And its predicament highlights the precarity of the home insurance market, in California and nationally.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
In a three-part series, Today, Explained’s Haleema Shah reports on the promise and precarity of MDMA.
—Haleema Shah, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024
Burnout and the threat of precarity are major issues, and there’s been a long line of YouTube personalities who’ve left the game as a result.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
And its predicament highlights the precarity of the home insurance market, in California and nationally.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
In a three-part series, Today, Explained’s Haleema Shah reports on the promise and precarity of MDMA.
—Haleema Shah, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024
Burnout and the threat of precarity are major issues, and there’s been a long line of YouTube personalities who’ve left the game as a result.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for precarity
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“Precarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precarity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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