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verb

present participle of jeopardize

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Recent Examples of jeopardizing
Verb
This process delays prosecutors who are racing against the clock, potentially jeopardizing important cases. Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025 The president-elect has pledged to impose a 25 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, potentially jeopardizing Canada's access to its largest export market. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Although anti-vaccine sentiment predates the pandemic, a small number of rogue physicians and influencers have amplified disinformation, jeopardizing public trust. Jonathan Bloom, Sun Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024 But that would mean jeopardizing the revenue of the plastic-making industry, and petroleum-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia (plastic is mostly made from oil and gas), pushed against those measures, blocking a deal. Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024 Another Nature study found that hybrid work improves retention rates without jeopardizing performance and reduces quit rates among women and those with long commutes. Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The woman alleges the ex was struggling with significant mental health challenges, and that her behavior affected the boyfriend to the point of jeopardizing his academic performance. Tabitha Parent, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Let’s explore why taking PTO can feel impossible under these conditions and how to set boundaries without jeopardizing your career. Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Her union handlers believed someone else might have caused her contamination, and spiked her test kits, in order to sideline her and prevent her from causing trouble for Kerr-McGee -- or perhaps from jeopardizing their jobs. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardizing
Adjective
  • Hurts is incredibly dangerous with his legs, rushing for 630 yards and 14 TDs this season.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Wilson, 46, is charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child for the explosion of violence inside the victim’s apartment on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cloe Workman, 20, is charged in Hamilton County Municipal Court with misdemeanor child endangering and domestic violence.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Snow can cause travel disruptions and create hazardous driving conditions.
    Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Watch aftermath of multi-vehicle highway crash Region faces slick roads after winter storm The region was among several areas facing hazardous travel conditions due to a winter storm that battered the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic over the weekend.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Later, Toha would chronicle his family’s perilous journey out of Gaza, and his own detention by Israeli soldiers.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Among the most significant improvements is the expansion of greens back to their original sizes, allowing for hole locations closer to edges — and in closer proximity to the layout’s perilous bunkers and lakes.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Extremely dangerous wildfires are threatening Southern California, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Richard curses again, threatening Blum.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Only right turns are possible, and eastward travelers are forced to head west and make a potentially risky U-turn on busy Colbern Road or turn around in another parking lot.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Then use the same maturity model to test less risky areas with a slower rate of investment where sufficiency is acceptable.
    Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And with a game against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, that streak has a serious chance to continue.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • With sleep disorders affecting approximately 70 million Americans and poor sleep linked to serious health risks like heart disease, stroke and cognitive decline, the Tone Buds represent a significant advancement in personal sleep technology.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025

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