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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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.
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Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2024
Regardless, 68% of Georgia voters overall see U.S. democracy as somewhat or very threatened.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The state’s own environmental analysis warned two years ago that the tunnel could harm endangered and threatened fish, including the Delta smelt, winter-run chinook salmon and steelhead trout.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
In most of the U.S., wolves are federally protected as an endangered or threatened species, but not in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, where they're hunted and trapped under state laws and regulations.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2024
Regardless, 68% of Georgia voters overall see U.S. democracy as somewhat or very threatened.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The state’s own environmental analysis warned two years ago that the tunnel could harm endangered and threatened fish, including the Delta smelt, winter-run chinook salmon and steelhead trout.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
In most of the U.S., wolves are federally protected as an endangered or threatened species, but not in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, where they're hunted and trapped under state laws and regulations.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threatened. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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