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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Last year experts at UNESCO, the United Nations’ culture agency, recommended it be put on the list of its endangered World Heritage Sites, listing mass tourism as a main concern.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
At the same time, speakers of small and endangered languages are not sitting idly by.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
At the same time, speakers of small and endangered languages are not sitting idly by.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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