jeopardize
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Residents are draining their savings for condos they can’t live in—dues haven’t been paused, because that could jeopardize a loan.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Protect Los Angeles Residents, a coalition backed by fast food restaurants, claims the ordinance would be too costly and jeopardize the city’s restaurant owners.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The third meeting of the committee was in the 1990s, when it considered exempting from the Endangered Species Act multiple timber sales in Oregon and Washington that would likely jeopardize the northern spotted owl.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
I know you want to inherit the house, but you can’t jeopardize your own savings to keep it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
She once said that Paul never let himself lose his temper when it might jeopardize PIH’s mission, but I saw tonight that he might lose it to make a mission happen.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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