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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

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

The threat of artificial-intelligence tools has stirred fears about the future of software and what might happen to loans in the sector—but not all software companies are equally endangered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He does not hunt elephants anymore—he approves of the current worldwide ban on ivory—but he does hunt Cape buffalo, which is not an endangered species.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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