imperil

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Should Roblox lose these cases, the penalties could add up quickly and imperil the company’s image—potentially leading to a moral panic.

From Barron's

China did not announce the operation and the explosion left a massive debris field that continues to imperil objects in orbit, including China’s own space station, Tiangong.

From Washington Times

Legal experts says that the conflicting orders have thrust the FDA into an unprecedented bind, imperiling the agency’s authority to approve and regulate medications.

From Washington Post

"Our democracy is imperiled when any branch of government moves to usurp another," she tweeted on Saturday.

From Salon

Friday’s dueling decisions over a key abortion drug thrust the Food and Drug Administration into an unprecedented legal bind, imperiling its authority to approve and regulate medications, legal scholars said.

From Washington Post