in jeopardy
idiom
: in a situation in which someone or something is exposed to possible injury, loss, or evil : in danger
He is responsible for placing innocent lives in jeopardy.
The wrong decision could place your career in (serious) jeopardy.
Adverse public opinion puts this proposal in serious jeopardy.
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When the halfpipe superstar tore her labrum in her left shoulder in training a month ago, her hopes of becoming the first person to win three consecutive Olympic snowboarding gold medals were in jeopardy.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Officials in New York and New Jersey said if the money isn't freed-up by Friday, the project would stop, leaving approximately 1,000 construction jobs in jeopardy.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Windowing is now in jeopardy of being reduced to a level that threatens the survival of theatrical distribution.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The very continued existence of America as a nation was in jeopardy.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Officials in New York and New Jersey said if the money isn't freed-up by Friday, the project would stop, leaving approximately 1,000 construction jobs in jeopardy.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Windowing is now in jeopardy of being reduced to a level that threatens the survival of theatrical distribution.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The very continued existence of America as a nation was in jeopardy.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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“In jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20jeopardy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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