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endanger

[en-deyn-jeyr] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /


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Managers at the newspaper also argued that her mention of “a white man” could endanger the physical safety of Post employees.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

“Those who escalate chaos and endanger officers will be held accountable. Today’s sentence reflects our commitment to protecting the men and women sworn to keep our communities safe.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"Seafarers should not be forced or compelled to endanger their lives by sailing through conflict zones. Nor should they face the risk of reprisal by shipowners if they decline these assignments," said Mantoo.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 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

“This is a server room. It needs to be sterile. A piece of yarn, a thread, a hair—all of those endanger the computers. So they get sucked up instantly.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Unions and construction trade groups are warning that limiting construction endangers thousands of building-related jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 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

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

The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has registered the European eel a critically endangered species, external, the category closest to extinction.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Some of the animals rescued include brownbanded bamboo sharks, a near-threatened species; ocellaris clownfish; and Banggai cardinalfish, an endangered species.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"It will be terrible for some of the birds, seabirds that are nesting here that are quite endangered."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Dean delights in winning over doubters, though they are becoming an endangered species at her concerts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Over the years, humans have endangered bandapats by trapping them and locking them in hush-hush science labs.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

Eisenkot also criticised Netanyahu for "allowing anarchists like Zvi Sukkot and his ilk to do whatever they please, endangering security in the settlements and harming Israel's standing in the world".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Three men were arrested on Saturday in Gironde -- where a wildfire has already scorched 32,000 hectares -- on suspicion of endangering lives, prosecutors said.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

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

From Slate Jul. 22, 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

Thus, the hunter-gatherers of Tell Abu Hureyra were not wasting time and endangering themselves by collecting wild plants indiscriminately.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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