endanger

Example Sentences

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“These additional allowances would not only endanger our emissions targets, they would also flood the auction market and depress cap-and-invest revenues,” said Pam Odell of the group Climate Action California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

It held back on striking Beirut due to pressure from the U.S., which is concerned such attacks could endanger its fragile cease-fire with Iran, until Thursday when the military said it conducted targeted strikes there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

"I did not want to endanger anyone's life", Lavrynovych told the jury at the Old Bailey.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Many faced the same stark decision: Staying would endanger their health and that of others who had escaped the tsunami.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland