endangered
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The act protects endangered species from people who might intentionally kill or try to destroy their habitat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
I looked to my left, where two endangered polar bears stood on a sheet of ice, ocean looming behind them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Kosovo's parliament has formally declared Obilic, sandwiched between two plants, an "environmentally endangered zone" because of persistent pollution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
It all adds up to a remarkable celebration of the life of letters—a life that’s greatly endangered today but saved from extinction, one hopes, by books like this one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A. californica is sufficiently rare that it has been classified as an endangered species.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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