put at risk
Example Sentences
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What they put at risk was never worth doing it for.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“We should be unequivocal that any attacks against infrastructure that could put at risk the ability of nuclear power plants to operate safely are off limits.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Failure to pass the Rotor Act means another day, week or month that we put at risk the safety of all passengers who fly our skies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan are being put at risk due to aid funding shortages, the UN's migration agency said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
“And I do not know exactly what kind of rules your game had, but I suspect that you owe us this much, if we were all put at risk for your wager.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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