endanger

Example Sentences

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North Korea, believing that Chinese-style economic reforms would endanger the absolute control of the Kim dynasty, built up a nuclear arsenal to shore up the regime’s power indefinitely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“These additional allowances would not only endanger our emissions targets, they would also flood the auction market and depress cap-and-invest revenues,” said Pam Odell of the group Climate Action California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The boom has caused alarm among environmentalists who fear the scramble for critical minerals -- and the precious dollars they inject into Argentina's economy -- could endanger water supplies.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

"I did not want to endanger anyone's life", Lavrynovych told the jury at the Old Bailey.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

There is even reason to think that her mother may have carried an illness that will endanger others — — and the women need the space where their cott was.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry