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jeopardy

[jep-er-dee] / ˈdʒɛp ər di /


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On the field, the decision to expand the tournament to 48 teams -- up from 32 in 2022 -- is likely to strip the group stage of any sense of jeopardy.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

At times, his participation in this summer’s World Cup was in jeopardy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

As of the closing bell, the S&P 500 had wiped out its advance from earlier in the week, placing a lengthy weekly winning streak in jeopardy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But in a last act of defiance to try and throw the case into jeopardy, John attempted to vacate his guilty pleas, which was rejected by a judge.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The low solar neutrino flux probably does not put our view of stellar nucleosynthesis in jeopardy, but it surely means something important.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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