variants
also perilled
as in endangered
to place in danger
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
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Another iconic but endangered Northwest species, a population of killer whales, also depend on the salmon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026 -
This could have been a disaster that would have resulted in a cloud of debris that could have endangered other satellites for months.—
David Szondy
February 07,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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On this occasion, his team only threatened to restore parity once, Henderson blocking Kostoulas’s shot after he was put through by Georginio Rutter.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Proctor threatened to shoot the animal.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since then, even with IOC president Kirsty Coventry essentially dismissing the Epstein revelations about Wasserman, among some influential Angelenos a private consensus was taking shape that the exec had to leave before his scandals risked overwhelmed the 2028 Games themselves.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Prolonged litigation would have required deep personal testimony and would have risked retraumatizing young people who had already endured more than any child should.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Periled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periled. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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