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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Falling short in these areas means Stearns has endangered the most important job for any general manager — building a deep and reliable pipeline of starting pitching.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
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Once mining is complete, Perpetua also has pledged to clean up and restore the site, and to reconnect habitat that endangered salmon populations have traditionally used for spawning.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Clarkin also said other student-athletes also participated and risked their participation.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Crops grew at a miracle pace, and such fertile land needed to be divided and mapped for all who risked the journey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Periled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periled. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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