as in to endanger
to place in danger
a single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation
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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
the city has reduced the number of its firefighters, to the imperilment of every homeowner
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Recent Examples of imperil
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
Biden and his family believe the attacks on Hunter were meant to push him into relapse, then imperil his presidency.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The government said the mistake should not imperil Menendez’s conviction nor require any action, but attorneys for Menendez and his two co-defendants, New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, disagree.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
The ambitious cuts championed by Musk, however, could imperil an array of federal protections that safeguard against harm in just about every corner of American life, regulatory experts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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House Republicans like Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, David Valadao of California and Dan Newhouse of Washington have previously been critical of Trump and could break with the party on some issues, imperiling some early legislative action.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
Biden and his family believe the attacks on Hunter were meant to push him into relapse, then imperil his presidency.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The government said the mistake should not imperil Menendez’s conviction nor require any action, but attorneys for Menendez and his two co-defendants, New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, disagree.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
The ambitious cuts championed by Musk, however, could imperil an array of federal protections that safeguard against harm in just about every corner of American life, regulatory experts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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In addition, the military leadership removed a limit on the cumulative number of civilians that its strikes could endanger each day.Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Shir Siegel, the daughter of Israeli American Keith Siegel, whose mother was released after more than 50 days in captivity, said every delay could endanger their lives.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Weather Prediction Center said in its Thursday afternoon forecast that there is a moderate risk of a swath of the Upper Midwest from northern North Dakota to eastern Wisconsin seeing more than six inches of snowfall.James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Strong, healthy immune systems reduce the risk of contracting infectious diseases and falling seriously ill from them.Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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World & Nation Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal.Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lenny is controlled, powerful and effortlessly threatening, all from beneath a veneer that seems reasonable and almost warm.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Less than a week before Christmas and the start of Hanukkah, the timely delivery of holiday gifts was thrown into jeopardy as thousands of Amazon workers walked off the job and hit picket lines in an attempt to force the nation's largest e-commerce company to bargain with unionized employees.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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And if City weren’t in the title race, the United manager was usually fighting for his job, so there’d be that element of jeopardy.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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The danger of leaving the death penalty as an available tool for Donald Trump to use cannot be overstated.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Read More: Time 100 AI: Francesca Mani Activists will seek legislative action related to other AI harms, including the vulnerability of consumer data and the dangers of companion chatbots causing self-harm.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Pacifici shares an example where a buyer of a healthcare company inherited regulatory trouble from the previous owner, putting a third of the company’s revenue at risk and exposing it to potential fines.Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The more scientific term for this phenomenon is venous stasis—this condition occurs when the veins have trouble moving blood back to the heart, straining the cardiovascular system, Mustali Dohadwala, MD, a cardiologist in private practice at Heartsafe Boston, told Health.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperil. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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