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hazarding

verb

present participle of hazard

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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Recent Examples of hazarding But Sixx isn’t hazarding a guess as to when the next batch of new material will come along. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025

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Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the child's death in a Leacock Township hotel on May 11, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Steppach, 49, was the owner of Tim’s Tavern on Edison Avenue, where people protested daily in December after Steppach pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of endangering

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His father begs him to stop work, wondering why filming a story about the closure of bakeries in Jabalia for consumption by outlets like the UK’s Channel 4 is worth risking losing his only son.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Yet their rules, fees, ancestry requirements, and political rights vary widely, risking turning a powerful idea into a collection of competing citizenship sales pitches.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of risking

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But Hal plays 5-D chess with Hector, threatening him — at the risk of John’s parents being blown up!

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The Lions controlled the game from start to finish, putting in one of their most complete performances of the season while keeping a dangerous San Diego side from threatening.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

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