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jeopardy

[jep-er-dee] / ˈdʒɛp ər di /


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That substantially increased the financial exposure of the plan and jeopardy to its member companies, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Rybakina was unable to walk for several days after injuring her ankle in the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, putting her chances of competing here in serious jeopardy.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

That combination could put the nearly four-year rally in the stock market in jeopardy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Rather than uncovering a loophole, they appear to have landed themselves squarely in legal jeopardy.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

He knew he had made an error, the kind that could put the whole team in jeopardy.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Her second record, The Art of Loving, is brimming with memorable songs about the jeopardies and joys of falling in love.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

The difference is that guarding the nation is not just another job; it is a moral obligation involving jeopardies and commitments that cannot safely be jobbed out, in effect, on a mercenary basis.

From Time Magazine Archive

And there the sisters are placed in strange and typical Village jeopardies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another type of response is elicited by this column when we report on the joys and jeopardies encountered by individual staff members in preparing stories.

From Time Magazine Archive

She’s dropping down this river all alone; pirates nor scoundrels nor river storms nor jeopardies seem to disturb her in the least.

From The River Prophet by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman




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