as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city has reduced the number of its firefighters, to the imperilment of every homeowner
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Police had been contacted by Thiamphanit's friends twice the day before her body was found, but the case was allegedly considered medium-risk, per The Times.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026 -
And as climate change is likely to cause more storms in the future, more people will be put at risk.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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Boullet’s Poe is, unfortunately, even worse, just the latest in an apparently endless string of prestige cable teens who exist only to be placed in inopportune jeopardy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even serving liquid nutrition products like Ensure to patients could put hospitals in jeopardy, Means warned.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Critics may suggest that licenses for tradeworkers like electricians are still necessary given the dangers inherent to construction.—
Maxwell Harden,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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All of us are in danger of losing our work to AI.—
Mark Phillips,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Quintana had no trouble taming the potent, but free-swinging Braves lineup.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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The company is in its second bankruptcy and was in serious financial trouble well before the Iran war sent jet fuel prices surging.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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“Imperilment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperilment. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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