jeopardizing
- present participle of jeopardize.
Example Sentences
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But with water costs rising and climate change jeopardizing these distant sources, there is growing interest in finding ways to get more water locally.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
Iran threatened to reimpose a blockade on Wednesday, jeopardizing 20% of global oil and LNG shipments and economic recovery.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
The committee’s authority is limited to very uncommon circumstances in which there are no “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that would avoid jeopardizing a listed species or impair a species’ critical habitat.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
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 ● Mar. 27, 2026
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
