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as in endangering
to place in danger
just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship
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as in risking
to take a chance on
was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield
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Sunshyne Davis, 25, and Robert White, 39, have been charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.
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This prompted Tanshi and another bat specialist, Benneth Obitte, to set up the Small Mammal Conservation Organization (SMACON) in 2016, which helps protect bats and other small creatures from things that may be endangering them including wildfires.
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Eight years ago, from the same spot, Brooks Koepka elected to chip across the green into a front bunker, essentially ceding a bogey instead of risking a double, triple or worse.
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The author exposes its 'intellectual sleight of hand,' arguing this approach dehumanizes customers into metrics, risking Goodhart's Law and metric-gaming.
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An Indiana man is accused of stalking, harassment, intimidation and sending threatening and explicit messages to WNBA star Sophie Cunningham via social media, officials said.
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To remove the possibility of high schoolers negotiating higher bonuses by threatening to go to college.
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“Hazarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazarding. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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