verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
jeopardize any chance of sth (= make something less likely to happen )
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This could jeopardize any chance of a ceasefire.
jeopardize/threaten the existence of sth (= make it likely that something will stop existing )
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The strike could jeopardize the existence of his company.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
chance
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However, it also had to act in a way that would not jeopardize its chance of winning the next election.
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Many feared that the continuing insecurity would jeopardize the chances of elections being held successfully.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A scandal like this might jeopardize his political career.
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The country's economic future is seriously jeopardized by the mass emigration of young people.
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Three women refused to testify, fearing it would jeopardize their careers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But usually its enforcement does not jeopardize the business community.
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It took so long to get herself back because both her professional and personal independence were jeopardized by motherhood.
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Many feared that the continuing insecurity would jeopardize the chances of elections being held successfully.
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The stability of such a transcript may be jeopardized, hence its faster subsequent degradation.
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This, they added, could jeopardize other large benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
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You don't have to jeopardize your standing in the staffroom.