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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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The species is now listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Gonzalez doesn’t believe the middle manager is an endangered species, but job details will evolve, she said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Mr. Weidensaul’s well-timed effort to round up good news shows that there is indeed hope for endangered birds across the planet—and that saving them also saves the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Yet a field survey commissioned by the developers found no tortoises, which are listed as endangered by the state of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Maybe there was a UN mandate that calling an animal endangered worked like clicking ruby slippers, and meant they’d have to drop everything and whisk us to safety.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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