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as in endangered
to place in danger don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in risked
to take a chance on ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of ventured Several more locations opened up across Colorado before the brand eventually ventured into a few other states (Arizona, Utah and beyond). —
Jenna Thompson april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Amin lives with her dog, Jojo, and cat, Katyosha, who haven’t ventured back into the basement since the flooding began. —Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Such fallen pieces of history have enticed explorers and enthusiasts, some of whom have ventured into the depths to view them themselves — including Cameron. —Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 The crew also ventured deeper into space than any human before, surpassing the Apollo 13 record set in 1970. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 The spacecraft commander headed a team of four on the Artemis II shakedown cruise of the new Orion spacecraft, flying a trajectory that took them to the moon and then 4,700 miles beyond the lunar far side—farther from Earth than any human beings have ever ventured. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Apr. 2026 The list typically includes prominent figures in the arts, such as, in 2025, visual artists Yoshitomo Nara and Mickalene Thomas, architect Annabelle Selldorf, and Miranda July, a novelist and filmmaker who has also ventured into performance art. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 But these four astronauts ventured to greater distances than Apollo and saw parts of the far side of the Moon hidden from view during those missions more than 50 years ago. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026 A couple weeks before the Buffaloes began spring practices, ex-Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston ventured south to interview as the Broncos’ defensive passing-game coordinator. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Jenna Thompson april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Amin lives with her dog, Jojo, and cat, Katyosha, who haven’t ventured back into the basement since the flooding began. —Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Such fallen pieces of history have enticed explorers and enthusiasts, some of whom have ventured into the depths to view them themselves — including Cameron. —Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 The crew also ventured deeper into space than any human before, surpassing the Apollo 13 record set in 1970. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 The spacecraft commander headed a team of four on the Artemis II shakedown cruise of the new Orion spacecraft, flying a trajectory that took them to the moon and then 4,700 miles beyond the lunar far side—farther from Earth than any human beings have ever ventured. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Apr. 2026 The list typically includes prominent figures in the arts, such as, in 2025, visual artists Yoshitomo Nara and Mickalene Thomas, architect Annabelle Selldorf, and Miranda July, a novelist and filmmaker who has also ventured into performance art. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 But these four astronauts ventured to greater distances than Apollo and saw parts of the far side of the Moon hidden from view during those missions more than 50 years ago. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026 A couple weeks before the Buffaloes began spring practices, ex-Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston ventured south to interview as the Broncos’ defensive passing-game coordinator. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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The lakes in the American West are major refueling points for more than three hundred different bird species, some of them endangered, along the Pacific Flyway, the migratory route extending from Alaska to Patagonia.— Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Scientific research, long a cornerstone of American economic progress, has been increasingly endangered by the White House’s warped priorities.— Shawn Fain, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Some Russians this week risked their freedom by petitioning authorities to lift restrictions.— Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The physicians of American Doctor risked their lives to perform emergency surgeries on children like Hind Rajab who have been gravely injured in shelling, bombing and other attacks by the Israel Defense Forces.— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Cole threatened to sue the company.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Iran threatened retaliation after the US seized one of its cargo ships, denting hopes of an imminent peace deal.— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Ventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/ventured. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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