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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Small business owners say they’re paralyzed with indecision because of the escalating trade war – both real and threatened – as tariff spats spill into every aspect of their productions and sales.
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Natasha Chen, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
This is particularly true for Trump’s threatened cancellation of humanitarian status for Ukrainians in the United States, given the Russian invasion of their country and America’s commitment to protect Ukraine made in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Alamo Lamar, March 11, 7 p.m. The Python Hunt
Every year, the Florida government calls upon the general public to compete in an invasive python-removal contest in the Everglades in an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The hunters and the scientists have managed to find common ground in their love for this unique and threatened cat, a notoriously difficult task even without the additional gulf of ancient ethnic tension.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Natasha Chen, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
This is particularly true for Trump’s threatened cancellation of humanitarian status for Ukrainians in the United States, given the Russian invasion of their country and America’s commitment to protect Ukraine made in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Alamo Lamar, March 11, 7 p.m. The Python Hunt
Every year, the Florida government calls upon the general public to compete in an invasive python-removal contest in the Everglades in an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The hunters and the scientists have managed to find common ground in their love for this unique and threatened cat, a notoriously difficult task even without the additional gulf of ancient ethnic tension.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threatened. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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