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jeopardy

noun as in danger, trouble

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A $2.7-billion plan to expand the Los Angeles Convention Center is in jeopardy after a narrowly divided City Council committee opted on Tuesday to recommend a much smaller package of repairs instead.

Concerns had been raised that the dispute could have led to the collapse of the company and put future events in jeopardy.

From BBC

The Auld Enemy has become old news; a rivalry devoid of jeopardy, a bitter punchline delivered on repeat for the Scots.

From BBC

Double jeopardy in US law protects against being prosecuted twice for the same crime.

From BBC

Recasting a government is an exercise in authority and jeopardy – and that's just for the prime minister.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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