as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endanger
Of course, no place of worship has a legitimate interest in endangering the public, or in preventing authorities from responding to imminent danger.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The Alaska Department of Public Safety State Troopers division said in a news release that 38-year-old Lillian Johnson was arrested on a first-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
All of which underscores an urgent call to action from the Can’t Look Away film for industry reform and political action around social media and its use of algorithms to target and potentially exploit and endanger vulnerable young people.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
More than half of the living Israeli hostages freed under the latest ceasefire deal — 14 out of 25 living Israelis freed in the last several months — said the move endangered the lives of the 24 other hostages still held in Gaza and believed to be alive.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The Alaska Department of Public Safety State Troopers division said in a news release that 38-year-old Lillian Johnson was arrested on a first-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
All of which underscores an urgent call to action from the Can’t Look Away film for industry reform and political action around social media and its use of algorithms to target and potentially exploit and endanger vulnerable young people.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
More than half of the living Israeli hostages freed under the latest ceasefire deal — 14 out of 25 living Israelis freed in the last several months — said the move endangered the lives of the 24 other hostages still held in Gaza and believed to be alive.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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This was not the first time Alvarez and Almada had combined to threaten Uruguay, though.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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At Columbia University in New York, demonstrations against the war, while mostly peaceful, also led to the occupation and vandalizing of buildings and what many Jewish students described as a threatening antisemitic atmosphere on campus.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Under Bar, the Shin Bet started an investigation into claims that aides to Netanyahu were working with Qatar to bolster the Gulf state's image, possibly risking state secrets.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Democratic Party on Monday asked a U.S. court to block Republican President Donald Trump's executive order overhauling the election system, arguing the changes risked denying eligible U.S. citizens the right to vote.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cutting costs will jeopardize business relationships with global supply chain partners that require compliance with sustainability standards including GRI, ISSB, and SASB.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Trump ordered that much of the USAID staff be put on leave and more than 80% of its grants be terminated, upending global humanitarian relief efforts and jeopardizing vaccination programs.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Although his administration has since backpedaled from that threat, the evisceration of USAID has already imperiled important civilian programs in both Jordan and Egypt.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2025
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The James Cameron film, which sees Arnold Schwarzenegger protecting a future freedom fighter imperiled by an evil AI system, sparked the filmmaker’s lifelong fascination with AI.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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