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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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“Over recent weeks, individuals have repeatedly forced their way into Church properties on Hollywood Boulevard, disrupted religious and public facilities, damaged Church property, and endangered staff, parishioners and visitors.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Instead, it has proven to be about Appalachian springsnails—and a few other rare or endangered species, including freshwater mussels, fish, and crustaceans.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 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

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

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

He hated the light bulb’s monotonous surveillance; it disturbed his sleep and, more explicitly, endangered the success of a private project— escape.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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