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endanger

[en-dayn-jayr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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At least nine companies sell pricey pesticide treatments or natural oil sprays for the backyard that are supposed to repel deer, or ticks, sparking an angry debate over whether they also endanger pets and pollinators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yet a series of hikes could hurt the bull market in stocks or endanger the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

According to the rules taking effect on Tuesday, Chinese citizens may be prohibited from leaving the country if they violate technology import and export regulations that "may endanger national industrial or technological security".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

“At first, your father didn’t want to endanger his family. But sometimes life without freedom is no life at all.”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

“It puts the small businesses and nonprofits that put on shows every night at risk. And, it endangers fans’ economic well-being.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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

"Islamophobia endangers Muslim communities across this country," he posted on X, adding that New York police are boosting deployments to mosques "out of an abundance of caution."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

“It’s because he won’t ask nobody to help him that he endangers us all!”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Lions and white rhinos are listed as threatened, while black rhinos and tigers are endangered species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96 percent of the planet's coral reef systems as "critically endangered" -- its highest risk category.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Red squirrels are endangered in the UK, with about 120,000 to 160,000 left in the wild and various projects are aiming to boost those numbers.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

And firm names with a long list of partners are increasingly endangered; one or two names are in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“If I keep you, the Fish and Wildlife Service will just take you away from me. Maybe even jail me. You’re an endangered species. I can’t harbor an endangered species. I’ve learned that much! “

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

In March, a jury in that case ordered Meta to pay $375 million after finding the company liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms, among other harms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

As “laboratories of democracy,” the 50 states can each implement novel economic and social policies without endangering the entire country if they fail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Helping Mrs. Janssen means endangering my whole family.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse


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