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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Canada has hit back with tariffs on $60 billion of American goods, with more threatened, while some provincial leaders have acted to remove U.S. alcohol from sale.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Newsom has faced criticism over California's wildfire response, with Trump accusing him of blocking water supplies to Southern California to protect a threatened fish—claims state officials deny.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
As a threatened species, gopher tortoises are called a keystone species because hundreds of other animals depend on them for their burrows.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The threatened defunding, if implemented, would choke off science and research across all of them.
—Atul Gawande, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Newsom has faced criticism over California's wildfire response, with Trump accusing him of blocking water supplies to Southern California to protect a threatened fish—claims state officials deny.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
As a threatened species, gopher tortoises are called a keystone species because hundreds of other animals depend on them for their burrows.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The threatened defunding, if implemented, would choke off science and research across all of them.
—Atul Gawande, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threatened. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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