as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board
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Dickey confirmed with the court that Mangione has legal counsel in New York and was confident that an extradition waiver would not jeopardize his defense.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
However, the Kentucky representative’s dissenting vote could still jeopardize Johnson’s path to leadership with previous GOP seats vacated by President-elect Trump’s appointments.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
But workers have said layoffs have jeopardized their ability to properly review complaints of misconduct.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the House’s top tax writer, Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith, argues that splitting up Trump’s agenda into two bills, particularly the tax policy, risks jeopardizing it.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
However, the Kentucky representative’s dissenting vote could still jeopardize Johnson’s path to leadership with previous GOP seats vacated by President-elect Trump’s appointments.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
But workers have said layoffs have jeopardized their ability to properly review complaints of misconduct.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the House’s top tax writer, Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith, argues that splitting up Trump’s agenda into two bills, particularly the tax policy, risks jeopardizing it.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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