as in to endanger
to place in danger
you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up
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Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, has repeatedly defended the pain medicine, saying there is no scientific link to autism and warning that such suggestions could endanger maternal health.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Kelly Lewis, 52, is charged with felony child endangering after the child lost about 14% of his body weight.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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While many members of the British military have risked their lives and died in battle, there have also been lives lost at the hands of those same forces.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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His comments appear to be in response to Trump’s post on Truth Social, threatening military backing for Iranian protesters.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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That melting is threatening the island’s infrastructure and the lifestyles of native people, who over millennia have adapted their transportation and food systems to the presence of snow and ice.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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President Kennedy used the theater to audition actors for PT 109, the movie about his World War II adventures.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vertical debuts adventure drama Last Days by Justin Lin (Fast & Furious franchise, Tokyo Drift), in a return to his indie roots, on 312 screens.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Gamble (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamble%20%28with%29. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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