as in endangered
to place in danger
you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up
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Global warming pushes Arctic seals closer to extinction The IUCN update shows that the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) has declined from vulnerable to endangered, and the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) and harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) have moved from least-concern to near-threatened.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
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In June, 17 endangered and threatened sea turtles were released into the waters off Cape Cod, including three green sea turtles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dyche led Burnley to a seventh-place finish in the Premier League and recently steadied the ship at Everton at a time when they were threatened by relegation.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Duffy has also threatened to pull another $160 million from California because of the state’s process to issue commercial driver’s licenses.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Together, these laureates represent a powerful lineage of women who have risked personal freedom to advance civil liberties and promote democratic reform worldwide.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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To many climate advocates, focusing too much on measures to prepare society for the physical costs of climate change risked distracting from efforts to cut emissions.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Gambled (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambled%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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