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endanger

[en-deyn-jeyr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Managers at the newspaper also argued that her mention of “a white man” could endanger the physical safety of Post employees.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

A woman was cleared of possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and perverting the course of justice.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“Those who escalate chaos and endanger officers will be held accountable. Today’s sentence reflects our commitment to protecting the men and women sworn to keep our communities safe.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He would both scare off prey and endanger me with his heavy tread.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

None of this endangers the mathematical theory of relativity or the empirical science that confirms it.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

“Not likely. Not unless something threatens you or endangers you during the night.”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

The lawsuit also accuses two men in Peru of painting fakes bearing Warhol’s signature and shipping canvases resembling Warhol’s 1983 portfolio of endangered species to Roberts’s gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

The Tapanuli orangutan, another species native to Sumatra, is also classified as critically endangered, with fewer than 800 believed left in the wild.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

As for the deer carcasses, some of the meat will feed endangered California condors, bald eagles and foxes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

There are three known living species of orangutan - Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli - all of which are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

I join the Ecology Club, and Sarah asks me to talk about endangered tigers at our next meeting.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

If you never go out without sunscreen, you may be endangering your health.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Getting such a charter would give huge latitude to crypto banks, endangering unsophisticated investors, critics say.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Beijing has accused Min Zin of spying and endangering Chinese national security.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

But when the salt company shuttered in 2013, the pumping that maintained the basins stopped, endangering the environment the birds have come to rely on.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Today the National Park Service employs a more casual approach to endangering wildlife: neglect.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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