jeopardizing

Example Sentences

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But with water costs rising and climate change jeopardizing these distant sources, there is growing interest in finding ways to get more water locally.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Iran threatened to reimpose a blockade on Wednesday, jeopardizing 20% of global oil and LNG shipments and economic recovery.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The committee’s authority is limited to very uncommon circumstances in which there are no “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that would avoid jeopardizing a listed species or impair a species’ critical habitat.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

That can make it more difficult for customers to help the grid without jeopardizing their own operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller