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Endangered

/ɛˈndeɪndʒərd/
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(adj) 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)

The free market system is endangered.
A fund was set up to preserve endangered marine life.
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