endangered
/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/ adjective A2- in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
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“Having first endangered it.
“But it is not so easy to forget, monsieur, that the very next day after your princely gift you saved the life of my dear friend, Madame de Villefort, which was endangered by the very animals your generosity restored to me.”
The meticulous preservation of genetic diversity within these controlled environments offers a palpable glimmer of hope for the eventual reintroduction of endangered fauna into the wild.
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