Threatened
Meanings and phrases
threatened
- (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
n.
- the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception; imminent abortion
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- It is critically threatened by habitat loss.
- It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- It is a state threatened species in Minnesota.
- It is a federally listed threatened species.
- The sooty oystercatcher is listed as a threatened species.
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- "Microtis eremaea" is classified as "not threatened" in New Zealand.
- "Corybas acuminatus" is classified as "not threatened" by the New Zealand Government Department of Conservation.
- Instead, this choice is a more invisible spatial–political pattern that has not threatened cooperative relations.
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- This species is listed as lower risk, near threatened.
- As a result the IUCN placed it in the "near threatened" category.
- Bottle tree scrub is a key habitat of the near threatened black-breasted buttonquail.
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- Her brothers threatened to kill her if she continued.
- They threatened to kill the Ramanna family.
- He threatened to kill both them and their children if they told anyone of the abuse.
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- They have also threatened to sue those who criticize them.
- Endemol then threatened to sue.
- He threatened to sue the team as his response to the Lou Holtz rumors.
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- At present, it is not considered threatened.
- It is not considered threatened.
- Several species with restricted ranges are now considered threatened.
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- Long Islanders felt threatened that their autonomy would soon be at an end.
- Both the Turks and the various Balkan states felt threatened by Italian ambitions.
- Although this did not affect slaveholding in Kentucky at the time, owners felt threatened.
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- He also threatened legal action after his exit from the show.
- The BCP threatened legal action against the Independent Electoral Commission.
- Turner then contacted the Embassy of Norway in Washington, D.C. and threatened legal action.
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- Premier Jay Weatherill threatened to resign if Farrell was successfully preselected.
- The selectors wished to include Voce but Allen at first threatened to resign were he to be included.
- The British commander of the Egyptian army, Sir Herbert Kitchener, immediately threatened to resign.
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- He also threatened legal action after his exit from the show.
- The BCP threatened legal action against the Independent Electoral Commission.
- Turner then contacted the Embassy of Norway in Washington, D.C. and threatened legal action.
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- Brienne refuses, even when threatened with a hanging.
- It also squirts water when threatened.
- The mantle can also withdraw into the shell opening when threatened.
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- Some species are threatened with extinction.
- The species are not necessarily threatened with extinction globally.
- Many species in tribe Borasseae are threatened with extinction (36% of total recognized species):
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- The BBS initially threatened to take the ACJU to court.
- ", the rebels threatened to take Moscow before they were ruthlessly suppressed.
- Baruch threatened to take over U.S. Steel unless the company agreed to lower its prices.
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- Many have tiny ranges and are seriously threatened.
- The surviving endemic fauna is still seriously threatened.
- A high percentage of these are seriously threatened by human activities.
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- , 85 plant species were listed as threatened or endangered.
- Chinook salmon populations are within the Lower Columbia River Chinook ESU and listed as threatened (2011).
- Steelhead populations are within the Lower Columbia River Steelhead distinct population segment as listed as threatened (2011).
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- The council was torn apart and a few members threatened to leave.
- Crosby threatened to leave the film and refused to discuss the matter.
- When Hubbard and Irwin protested his terms, Aury threatened to leave the island.
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- Trump had threatened to withdraw from it if negotiations fail.
- Meany threatened to withdraw the AFL-CIO from the ICFTU unless Oldenbroek resigned.
- Some participants threatened to withdraw, and several official bodies criticised the invitations.
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- Royalist cavalry threatened to cut the Parliamentarians off from Fowey.
- Peter threatened to cut him off if he did not acquiesce in his father's plans.
- Repeated British counterattacks threatened to cut off and destroy the Afrika Korps.
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- The park is home to four globally threatened large mammals.
- The Oued Massa holds water throughout the year and has breeding marbled ducks, a globally threatened species.
- The long-billed murrelet is considered globally threatened, having declined across its range over the last few decades.
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- "Vipera ursinii" is the most threatened snake in Europe.
- The silvery gibbon ranks among the most threatened primates.
- It was the Crescentii who most threatened papal independence.
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- The species is threatened by development of its habitat.
- This species is threatened by habitat destruction, and is at-risk of becoming critically endangered in the future.
- In coastal central Africa, the species is threatened by habitat loss, driven by the development of oil palm plantations.
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- The restaurant was first threatened with demolition in 1962.
- It has been threatened with demolition.
- The George Cinema was threatened with demolition as a developer applied for planning consent for 20 privately owned flats.
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- The paper mill had previously been threatened with closure.
- After that, it increasingly lost its importance and was even threatened with closure at times.
- Today, the church is threatened with closure as a result of diminishing congregation and the cost of upkeep.
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- , 85 plant species were listed as threatened or endangered.
- The Wilderness is home to several threatened or endangered species.
- It is a small, dark colored frog that is threatened or endangered in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
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- At present, it is not considered threatened.
- It is not considered threatened.
- It is not considered threatened by the IUCN, being plentiful across a wide range.