threatened
adjective
threat·ened
ˈthre-tᵊnd 
: having an uncertain chance of continued survival
a threatened species
specifically
: likely to become an endangered species
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Business How might President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs affect the auto industry?
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Eric Whitney, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
One consequence is a rise in threatened and expressed political violence: swatting, assaults, riots, assassination attempts.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Cucinelli said that a key purpose with this tool was for people within his company and his customers to feel less threatened and concerned by AI.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Established along with the space center in the early 1960s, the wildlife refuge hosts over 1,500 species of plants and animals, including 15 threatened and endangered species.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2024
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Eric Whitney, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
One consequence is a rise in threatened and expressed political violence: swatting, assaults, riots, assassination attempts.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Cucinelli said that a key purpose with this tool was for people within his company and his customers to feel less threatened and concerned by AI.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Established along with the space center in the early 1960s, the wildlife refuge hosts over 1,500 species of plants and animals, including 15 threatened and endangered species.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threatened. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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