as in to endanger
to place in danger
you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up
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The wood stork was once endangered with only 5,000 nesting pairs in the United States in the 1970s, but as of 2023 that had grown to more than 11,000 nesting pairs, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
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Filed in 2023, the lawsuit comes from a group of Tennessee women who say their lives were endangered after they were denied emergency abortions under the state’s ban.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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While many of their supporters want the files released, a public disclosure also risks revealing potentially embarrassing information about how the Epstein investigation was handled and President Trump’s friendship with the late financer.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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By ousting the Defense Intelligence Agency's director after his agency produced an assessment that contradicted the White House narrative on Iran, the administration risks silencing independent analysis at a moment of high geopolitical tension.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The record-setting donation comes as the Trump administration has frozen or threatened to pull funding from prestigious universities around the U.S. over antisemitism allegations and opposition to the universities’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over the past year, small-scale protests have occasionally taken place outside Villa Park and fans have threatened to hold walkouts during games.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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For all that adventuring, the duo has a water resistance of around 300 meters (1,000 feet) and is offered with both green canvas and black rubber straps, in another nod to the military.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Aug. 2025
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Overlanding is a form of self-reliant travel that involves adventuring to remote destinations, typically in a vehicle of some type.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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“Gamble (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamble%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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