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danger

[deyn-jer] / ˈdeɪn dʒər /


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The captain decided to return to the Spanish island about 30 minutes after departure "due to the danger" the fight "posed to the safety of the flight", the air traffic controller said.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

He adds that there was “a danger of the character becoming an anime villain,” which the writers wanted to undercut.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

If we must open ourselves up to books, are there any that either ameliorate this danger, or else make reading them worthwhile?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

One of the intruders – a tall, dark-haired young woman – claims that she’s the real Asa, not the body in the cell, and that Yuru is in danger if he stays.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Her face as she turned to the horizon had the kind of look that ought to come with a warning sign: Stand clear: danger.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The cyclists' union the CPA is not happy with the current system of testing riders and the potential dangers it puts cyclists in.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Antibiotic resistance is becoming one of the most serious dangers facing modern medicine.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Calls for bans on data centers or a coordinated slowdown of the technology’s march so society can grapple with its dangers didn’t gain much traction in the early boom years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Despite the dangers, influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram or TikTok promote private clinics or beauty salons that experts say are dubious.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Shackleton did what he could to encourage his men, going from one tent to the next and asking how they were, or starting conversations on topics totally unrelated to their present dangers.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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