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endanger

[en-dayn-jayr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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Bright Saver is trying to get UL Solutions, the main certifier, to exempt solar kits under 360 watts, which many experts agree produce too little power to endanger the grid or overwhelm a home’s wiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Rees, of Harcourt Avenue, Sidcup, was convicted in January at Woolwich Crown Court of causing an explosion likely to endanger life.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Yet a series of hikes could hurt the bull market in stocks or endanger the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Don’t force them to flout congressional intent or endanger lives in doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

If I tell them everything, it might only endanger them more.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Unions and construction trade groups are warning that limiting construction endangers thousands of building-related jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Although it endangers his secret Traitor identity, he tries to protect Funches.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

The judge emphasized that Dobbs focused on a right to elective abortion, while Seyb’s case “tests how far Idaho may go when a woman’s pregnancy severely endangers her health.”

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

It shows a "a dangerous desire to play with fire" that endangers stability in Germany, one government source charged.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

But for the Director, even the slightest disobedience endangers his vision of his absolute authority in here.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Before 2016 pandas were considered endangered but are now listed as "vulnerable" by wildlife advocates, and an estimated 1,800 pandas live in the wild.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

With attacks on the rise, the people of Arviat harbor no delusion that polar bears are endangered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Stóra Dímun might be a window into the history of the Faroe Islands, but this book highlights how endangered Faroese culture has become.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

That’s what Ossoff sensed last fall, when he was considered to be the nation’s most endangered Democrat.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Both telescope and microscope produced new knowledge, but in the seventeenth century only the telescope directly endangered the existing order.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In March, a jury in that case ordered Meta to pay $375 million after finding the company liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms, among other harms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

A Home Office spokesman said Abdela was the 20th small boat pilot to be imprisoned in four months for endangering lives at sea.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Chan Mathok Atak, 19, from South Sudan, admitted endangering others during a sea crossing on 23 July.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Stupidly, I’d forgotten to pack my music folder in my backpack this morning, which meant that today I’d be coming to band unprepared, already endangering my position as second chair.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee


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