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jeopardized

  • past participle
    of jeopardize.
    jeopardize
    verb (used with object)
    to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil.
  • past tense form
    of jeopardize.
    jeopardize
    verb (used with object)
    to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil.

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The government injected billions into banks, insurance giant AIG and the automobile industry to prevent the collapse of individual companies that would have jeopardized the economy and the financial system writ large if they failed.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Crowley, her attorneys say, revealed to the public that “budget cuts had weakened the department’s readiness and jeopardized public and firefighter safety.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

"Do not approach the Strait of Hormuz; otherwise, your security will be jeopardized," Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

In 2023, the show went on pause for a summer while Yang took a different kind of break; exhausted from juggling simultaneous filming for Wicked and SNL, he said his mental health had become jeopardized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Then Powell made a mistake that jeopardized his mission.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson