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adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, menace, peril, risk, venture
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The Sun reports that a letter written by the university’s vice dean for faculty says Daniel Povey has been fired for jeopardizing student safety. — USA TODAY, "Charlottesville remembered, drive-thru ban, ketchup karma: News from around our 50 states," 13 Aug. 2019 Now Povey, who was initially placed on administrative leave, has been fired by Hopkins for jeopardizing student safety, according to an Aug. 8 letter written by Andrew S. Douglas, the university’s vice dean for faculty. — Catherine Rentz, Washington Post, "Johns Hopkins professor fired after attempted sabotage of student sit-in over private police force," 12 Aug. 2019 The first quarter is encouraging, but Klepper-Smith cited potential troubles such as tariffs and slowing growth that would jeopardize the economy in the coming months. — Stephen Singer, courant.com, "US: Connecticut’s economy grew faster at start of 2019, but ranked No. 45 among the states," 25 July 2019 Thomas Giles, acting field office director for ICE enforcement and removal operations in Los Angeles, said stripping the agency of the ability to detain certain inmates jeopardizes public safety. — Maya Lau, latimes.com, "ICE still playing role in L.A. jails despite Sheriff Villanueva kicking agents out," 25 June 2019 It was later established that accused Salla intentionally committed the offense of disrupting the operation of aircraft, jeopardizing the safety of the passengers and crew members on board, the NIA said. — Faiz Akhtar, CNN, "Indian man gets life in prison for jet hijack hoax," 12 June 2019 Neoantigens can thus jeopardize the whole strategy of autologous cell transplantation. — Tobias Deuse, The Conversation, "Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won’t reject them," 19 Aug. 2019 Guatemalan rosewoods grow less than half an inch a year, and take up to a century to reach full maturity, so any unregulated logging jeopardizes the overall population. — Carlos Duarte, National Geographic, "The fight to protect the world’s most trafficked wild commodity," 16 Aug. 2019 Initially placed on administrative leave, Povey has now been fired by Hopkins for jeopardizing student safety, according to an Aug. 8 letter written by Andrew S. Douglas, the university’s vice dean for faculty. — Catherine Rentz, baltimoresun.com, "Johns Hopkins professor fired after attempted sabotage of student sit-in over private police force," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jeopardize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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