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imperil

[im-per-uhl] / ɪmˈpɛr əl /


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Microsoft on Tuesday warned a judge that the Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic could hamper US warfighters and imperil the country's drive to lead in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Surreptitious dealings with a high-stakes Vegas gambler could imperil Jeff Shell’s role in Paramount Skydance as it looks to merge with Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Stretching it out could give the U.S. time to act, but failing to eliminate key capabilities could imperil the invasion’s next steps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Press rights advocates have expressed concern that the administration’s approach could have a chilling effect on coverage and imperil journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Altogether it is thought–though it is really only a guess, based on extrapolating from cratering rates on the Moon–that some two thousand asteroids big enough to imperil civilized existence regularly cross our orbit.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson