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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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Seven years ago, just 50 pine hoverflies were thought to inhabit a single woodland site and the species is still considered critically endangered.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh said humans are in danger of becoming “an endangered species.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

But he remembers doing so quite fondly in “A Gorilla Story,” a memoir of sorts, as well as a status report on the great apes of East Africa, still endangered, always terrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The AI boom—and its vast benefits to the global economy—could also be endangered.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

But every day, conservation scientists and experts and volunteers around the globe desperately work to save thousands of vulnerable and endangered species.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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