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Free sign upThe phrase "are in peril of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something is at risk or in danger of experiencing a negative outcome.
Example: "The endangered species are in peril of extinction if conservation efforts are not implemented."
Alternatives: "are at risk of" or "are in danger of".
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The unseen gods who control the perilous peace that somehow reigns across our vast country are in peril of being swept aside.
Today, under Ayatollah Khomeini, his followers are in peril of collectively following an even worse fate.
If villages are in peril of their health, then why are house prices so high?
Their lead over the Phillies has fallen to two games with six games to play, and they are in peril of slipping below the wild-card level.
The Rangers have missed the playoffs for a franchise-record six consecutive seasons, and they are in peril of missing them again.
And yet, even that $100 billion could seem small compared with the Treasury Department's authority to spend unspecified amounts of tax dollars to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if they are in peril of collapse.
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Lebanon was in peril of civil war.
At least one of the funds is in peril of running out of money in less than a decade.
Even Sedgefield, his seat in parliament for 24 years and Labour forever, appears to be in peril of engulfment by the Tory tidal wave.
Losing this game puts the Giants at 2-4, and with key division rivals Arizona and Dallas both winning, New York is in peril of not getting into the playoffs.
Wiser investment in ageing ought to free up more resources for the neglected young, whose talent is in peril of going to waste, to everyone's cost.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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