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the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues
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Recent Examples of jeopardy
There are thousands of ballots left to count, but the roughly 3,200-vote deficit facing the tax measure — ahead of the next set of results expected Friday — was enough to raise concerns that one of Mayor Barbara Lee’s first major legislative goals is in jeopardy.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Cobolli, 24, and Auger-Aliassime, 25, have been going through the tournament in different ways — Cobolli with some eyecatching flair that turned into jitters during his fourth-round win; Auger-Aliassime with more jeopardy but also a more even keel.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026
If that shortage persisted, the country’s entire welfare state would be in jeopardy.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers discovered during a routine check that their maple syrup barrels were depleted, throwing the global supply into jeopardy.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Cobolli, 24, and Auger-Aliassime, 25, have been going through the tournament in different ways — Cobolli with some eyecatching flair that turned into jitters during his fourth-round win; Auger-Aliassime with more jeopardy but also a more even keel.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026
If that shortage persisted, the country’s entire welfare state would be in jeopardy.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers discovered during a routine check that their maple syrup barrels were depleted, throwing the global supply into jeopardy.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardy
Noun
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The horror sensation, a frenetic thriller about the dangers of romantic fixation, has been doing unprecedented business, with ticket sales increasing in its second and third weekends.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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The award is centered on equipping frontline units with unmanned systems that can detect, map, and assess hazardous environments without putting soldiers directly in danger.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The conflict in the Middle East has posed a severe risk to the Indian economy, as energy supply disruptions have inflated the country's import bill, piling pressure on the rupee that has already been hit by record foreign investor outflows.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The resulting harm and risks fall on everyone whose lives are shaped by AI systems.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Admission to the zoo is free, but save yourself the trouble—and $25 parking fee—and take public transportation to get here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Nawrocki ran into some trouble in the bottom of the second, but not of his own doing.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
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The National Opera took a different approach and left the Center, but that has presented its own perils.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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The blueprint for our contemporary understanding of fame and its perils, and one of the most evident and undeniable archetypes of beauty—just ask Kim Kardashian.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
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“Jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardy. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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