as in endangered
to place in danger
you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up
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The corals, which have been dominant reef builders in Florida for the past 10,000 years, were already critically endangered due to a host of factors including disease, pollution, hurricanes and ocean warming.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Such bleaching is a signal that corals’ health is endangered.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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When people see concrete evidence that leadership is investing in their capability–and not just deploying technology for its own sake–they’ll shift from feeling threatened to feeling empowered.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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English became a buffer, a soft curtain between myself and the memories that threatened to undo me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Gambled (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambled%20%28with%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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