jeopardize
Example Sentences
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The suit also alleges that “the sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence in the upcoming primary and general elections, not just in Riverside County but around the state.”
From Los Angeles Times
Woods required immediate surgery for injuries to his legs, jeopardizing any chance he had of playing more meaningful golf.
The lenders are betting that the equity sponsors of private-equity deals will not jeopardize their large equity interests in their software companies by not paying off their borrowings.
From Barron's
For families who have run the numbers and determined they can help without jeopardizing their own security, here are approaches I’ve seen work:
From MarketWatch
It also jeopardizes global crop yields—gas is a vital fertilizer feedstock—and could cripple semiconductor production by slashing helium supply, a natural gas byproduct.
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