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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Scientists said Crinkle had become the first of her species, which is endangered in the wild, to have her complete genetic code decoded.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Federal scientists call the Sacramento River’s winter-run Chinook salmon “one of the most at-risk endangered species.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

As he summarizes, that’s roughly three times the move for roughly three times the volume of endangered crude.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“Natalie’s not...Have I just endangered another woman’s child, too?”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix