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endanger

[en-deyn-jeyr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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Conventional logic would suggest that Iran should avoid actions that could endanger diplomacy.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

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

“Today’s guilty plea demonstrates our commitment to holding those accountable who endanger the safety of our federal personnel,” First Assitant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Shortly afterward, lawmakers amended the country's glacier protection law to relax restrictions on mining in areas of permafrost, despite fears the new law could endanger crucial water supplies.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

No, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to endanger her.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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

It shows a "a dangerous desire to play with fire" that endangers stability in Germany, one government source charged.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Hublin says, “We are always acquiring, yes? All across the world, industrialization endangers mineral deposits. We collect as many types of minerals as exist. To a curator, none is superior to any other.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Native to Sumatra, Indonesia, these plants are endangered in the wild and only bloom for 24 to 48 hours every few years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

His brand of patrician conservatism, Ms. Jones writes, “remains one of the most recognizable, if increasingly endangered, traditions within contemporary British political discussion and analysis.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

A survey of the Blean will focus on six endangered species that are found there, including the the heath fritillary butterfly, one of the UK's rarest, and the turtle dove.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

As much as I valued education and was experiencing the benefits of mine, I didn’t want my girls’ lives to be endangered.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

While supplements can play a vital role in enhancing our wellbeing when needed, some experts are warning we have become so eager to optimise our health, we are now at risk of endangering it.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Min Zin was detained “on suspicion of conducting espionage and endangering China’s national security” and placed under “criminal coercive measures,” Lin said, meaning that he is being investigated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"It is endangering our lives and our business," said Nicholas, 42, a souvenir vendor who did not want to give his surname for fear of reprisals.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Later one conquistador reassured his countrymen that they could walk across these Inka inventions “without endangering themselves.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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