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endanger

[en-dayn-jayr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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Some boomer and Gen X parents and grandparents, however, are hesitant, fearing doing this could endanger their own financial security if they run into steep healthcare or long-term-care costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Bright Saver is trying to get UL Solutions, the main certifier, to exempt solar kits under 360 watts, which many experts agree produce too little power to endanger the grid or overwhelm a home’s wiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Fears about the potential dangers of AI have ramped up in recent days after executives and current and former staff in the field warned the tech could endanger humanity.

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

“How can we let this go on? How can we allow the prince to endanger himself like that?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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

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

An emissions proposal from the International Maritime Organization endangers the industry—and all of commercial shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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

Fin whales, which are the second largest species of whale behind blue whales, are endangered after decades of commercial whaling decimated their population, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Stóra Dímun might be a window into the history of the Faroe Islands, but this book highlights how endangered Faroese culture has become.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Shaldon Wildlife Trust, in Devon, said the critically endangered twins were born on 29 September to mum Bobby and dad Pedra.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

That’s what Ossoff sensed last fall, when he was considered to be the nation’s most endangered Democrat.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

But even today—right here, right now—thousands of species, such as the panda, are vulnerable and endangered.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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

Jemal Abdela, 32, was sentenced after pleading guilty to the offence of endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK without valid entry clearance on July 25.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

A Home Office spokesman said Abdela was the 20th small boat pilot to be imprisoned in four months for endangering lives at sea.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

“You know, 1 should have let Sheriff Dean arrest both of you for tampering with a medicinal product and endangering the public health. My elixirs are carefully synthesized compounds of potentially dangerous elements.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool


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