as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Recent Examples of jeopardize
Now, an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against a Coca-Cola distributor for hosting a women’s retreat could jeopardize the powerful sisterhood that sprang up to counter the old boys network, according to Saujani.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s rand weakened and was nearly 1% down from its close on Friday after the weekend setback further jeopardized an already fragile two-week ceasefire.
—semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
When a neutral panel chair issued his recommendations on March 30, the independent report cautioned against relying on reserves or uncertain future funding to support permanent salary commitments, concluding that doing so could jeopardize the district’s long-term financial stability.
—Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit details how the plaintiffs' jobs were threatened or fired, their speech suppressed, and their safety jeopardized.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s rand weakened and was nearly 1% down from its close on Friday after the weekend setback further jeopardized an already fragile two-week ceasefire.
—semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
When a neutral panel chair issued his recommendations on March 30, the independent report cautioned against relying on reserves or uncertain future funding to support permanent salary commitments, concluding that doing so could jeopardize the district’s long-term financial stability.
—Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit details how the plaintiffs' jobs were threatened or fired, their speech suppressed, and their safety jeopardized.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Snorkeling is easy and spectacular at the reef, which protects endangered Hawksbill turtles on Bagno di Gili, where the beach club sits, a 25-minute ride away by motor launch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Topa Topa’s story began in early 1967, the year that the California condor was classified as endangered by the United States.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Texas hemp retailers are getting temporary relief after a judge blocked the state's new ban on smokable THC products – a rule that shop owners say threatened to wipe out large portions of their business.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Then, guards who worked for the contractor Critical Response Strategies began taunting detainees, threatening to enter the cage where immigrants were held.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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