jeopardize
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Her goal wasn’t to win, but to help ensure her disabled ex received a settlement that wouldn’t jeopardize his benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Protect Los Angeles Residents, a coalition backed by fast food restaurants, claims the ordinance would be too costly and jeopardize the city’s restaurant owners.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The third meeting of the committee was in the 1990s, when it considered exempting from the Endangered Species Act multiple timber sales in Oregon and Washington that would likely jeopardize the northern spotted owl.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
I know you want to inherit the house, but you can’t jeopardize your own savings to keep it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Partially because I don’t want to jeopardize my scholarship, but also—I don’t know.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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