Definition of threatened
: having an uncertain chance of continued survival a threatened species; specifically : likely to become an endangered species
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In reality, Sporting KC (7-4-4) never really had a reason to feel threatened Saturday.
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Just eight miles away, but in what feels a world apart from the frenzy of the Hay Festival, the tiny Talgarth library is on the threatened list too.
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A federal judge has overturned government agency approvals to develop a copper and silver mine in a Montana wilderness area, saying the decisions violated laws meant to protect threatened grizzly bears, bull trout and their habitat.
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The auto show will be the first time many executives are asked about Donald Trump and whether his threatened border tax will affect their plans to build factories in Mexico.
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North of Bolzano, the Brenner Pass linking Italy and Austria is a symbol both of Europe’s openness and of its threatened disintegration.
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Then, in 1958, the National Park Service asked John to perform a study of the grizzly bears of Yellowstone, which had been reduced to a small, threatened population.
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Do the people signing such a petition really feel threatened?
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Some even claim that grizzly bears are more threatened than ever by climate change and human activity, and have questioned the science the FWS used to propose delisting.
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1960
First Known Use of threatened
1960
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