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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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His principal legislative interest has been to delist the gray wolf as a federal endangered species.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

In “Lifelines,” this pertains to biodiversity as well as human languages and kinds of knowledge, such as indigenous heritage, that are also endangered.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The Hemi V-8 began to look like an endangered species.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Winging over our car at one point is the endangered Carnaby's cockatoo.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“I can book you for that, and for harboring an endangered species.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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