endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
en-
: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
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Examples of endangered in a Sentence
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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In 2023, the most popular designs included collector and hobbyist plates, military plates, Elkhart Lake's Road America plate, endangered resources plates and Green Bay Packers plates.
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
By Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg May 9, 2024 3:30 AM EDT
Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to its major buyers of palm oil, a commodity long blamed for destroying habitats of the endangered apes.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
By Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg May 9, 2024 3:30 AM EDT
Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to its major buyers of palm oil, a commodity long blamed for destroying habitats of the endangered apes.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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