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imperil

[im-per-uhl] / ɪmˈpɛr əl /


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"India is a big enough power," Clary says, "that disequilibrium does not imperil its continued rise."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

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

There is a temptation to gloat, laugh at and mock them, but that may be a trap which further imperil American democracy.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Providers told The Times that the funding freeze could imperil child-care centers, many of which operate on slim margins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

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




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