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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Sumatran tigers are critically endangered, per Fox 4, with less than 600 still in the wild.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026 -
While not endangered, American woodcocks have experienced a population decline in recent decades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement arrested a man who allegedly threatened his family and a police officer before fleeing in a vehicle on Sunday.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Apr. 2026
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Iran threatened to strike an AI center in the United Arab Emirates after an airstrike targeted Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology on Monday morning, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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Pivotal negotiations in Pakistan this weekend between the United States and Iran could hinge on developments in Lebanon, where ongoing Israeli strikes Thursday risked derailing a wider regional ceasefire.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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For decades, our parents risked everything so their children could get the education they were denied.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Periled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periled. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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