as in endangers
to place in danger
you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up
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Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Violence, hazing or any other behavior that endangers others has no place at NAU.—
Kathy Tulumello,
AZCentral.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pushing a big government socialist agenda that threatens private property and puts government in control of your home?—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The outbreak threatens to strip multiple countries of disease-free status as vaccination rates decline across the region.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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McCarthy warned that being too quick to bring untested criminal cases against political adversaries risks damaging institutional legitimacy regardless of which party is in power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Attempting to globalize it risks turning off Americans who support it by featuring an all-Spanish performance in the NFL’s signature event.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Gambles (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambles%20%28with%29. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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