in jeopardy

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Meanwhile, in New York, representatives of Major League Baseball and its players’ union held the first session of collective bargaining negotiations widely expected to be so contentious that the 2027 season could be in jeopardy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The peelers knew if one of them fell off their bikes during a chase, it would be the officers' careers in jeopardy.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

It is not Alison’s heart, however, but her knowledge of the Barton document that places her in jeopardy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The ministers said Peru's reputation was in jeopardy after interim president Jose Maria Balcazar said Tuesday he had would leave it up to the winner of June's presidential runoff to finalize the agreement.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I was afraid to seek out Colonel Regan, afraid that word would get back to Madam and our lives be put in jeopardy.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson