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endanger

[en-deyn-jeyr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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After this month's raids, security chief Chris Tang said booksellers must ensure the items they sell "do not endanger national security".

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

A blocked street can delay an ambulance or endanger someone whose emergency has nothing to do with immigration enforcement.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The Tottenham forward did not mean to stand on the back of Virgil van Dijk's leg, but he did and it was judged to endanger the safety of the opponent.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

A safe zone would increase U.S. leverage and further endanger the regime’s control.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

How could he not have known that staying in New Orleans, a city under something like martial law, would endanger him?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

Pope Leo XIV may be right in the long-term that artificial intelligence endangers humanity, but investors are ignoring him in the short-term as they try cashing in on Wall Street’s hottest theme.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

I will attempt to eat at the table, or read the newspaper there, but it’s so small and rickety that any wrong movement endangers the house.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

"Oil contamination in the Hallaniyat Islands threatens coral reefs, seagrass meadows and coastal habitats that support endangered sea turtles, migratory seabirds and marine mammals," Noelle said.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Those on its endangered list currently have enough craftspeople to pass their skills to the next generation, but "there are serious concerns about its ongoing viability".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

In June, the site was added to the World Monuments Fund’s “Irreplaceable America” list of 10 endangered historic sites in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The traditional closer, once one of the game’s most prestigious and well-compensated positions, has become an endangered species.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Unlike timber wolves, brush wolves are not endangered, not protected, and are trapped heavily.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Sudanese national Chan Mathok Atak, 19, is accused of endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK on Thursday and is due to appear at Margate Magistrates' Court on Monday.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

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

From Slate Jul. 22, 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

In each series, a large sum of money has disappeared, endangering those who know or supposedly know where it is.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

DELPHI: In fact, technically I’m endangering our entire operation . . . which is not... well, I’m not a natural risk-taker as you know.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling




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