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How to pronounce jeopardy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms endangerment, hazard, peril, risk
Type of danger
Has types health hazard, moral hazard, occupational hazard, sword of damocles
Derivation jeopardise, jeopardize

Examples of jeopardy

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The station could be in jeopardy because of potential budget cuts at the school.
From the thenewstribune.com
Of these, only 14 are open seats, so that 78 incumbents are in serious jeopardy.
From the online.wsj.com
He had put hundreds of race fans'lives in jeopardy for a mere second of payback.
From the delawareonline.com
The projects in jeopardy would create roughly 25,000 jobs, according to the PHA.
From the washingtontimes.com
The White House has not yet indicated that his trip to Indonesia is in jeopardy.
From the washingtonpost.com
It did not appear that any homes were in jeopardy but several roads were closed.
From the usatoday.com
For a time, even one of UK's longest-running streaks appeared to be in jeopardy.
From the courier-journal.com
It's the double jeopardy that every player experiences during truly tough times.
From the jsonline.com
The only time the Warriors'lead was in jeopardy came late in the fourth quarter.
From the sltrib.com
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  • Hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
  • Jeopardy! is an American quiz show featuring trivia in history, literature, the arts, pop culture, science, sports, geography, and more. There are also wordplay categories. ...
  • Jeopardy, released in 1980, is the first album released by The Sound. Unlike the band's later work, this album would present an array of fast, punchy songs in strong punk (and post-punk) style, as opposed to the later, more tempered releases such as Heads and Hearts and Thunder Up. ...
  • Jeopardy is a BAFTA award-winning Scottish television series which ran for three series, from 2002 to 2004, on BBC One. It was created by Time O'Mara who also directed, and all three series were produced by Andy Rowley with exec for Wark Clements Richard Langridge. ...
  • Jeopardy is a 1953 suspense film directed by John Sturges. The black-and-white film stars Ralph Meeker as an escaped killer. The film was based on a 22 minute radio play, "A Question of Time."
  • Double jeopardy is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same, or similar charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction. ...
  • The following is a list of episodes of the television series NCIS. The program and its characters were introduced in a two-part episode of the CBS television series JAG in April 2003. The show premiered on September 23, 2003 in the United States on CBS. ...
  • "Jeopardy" is a hit song released in 1983 by the Greg Kihn Band on their album Kihnspiracy. It is the band's first and only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #2 in March 1983 and also hitting #1 on the dance charts the following month.
  • Since Jeopardy! debuted in 1964, the series has had many different theme music versions, most of them composed by show creator Merv Griffin.