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Jeopardy Common

Jeopardy has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

2

Danger of loss, harm, or failure.

"The sudden power outage put our entire data backup in jeopardy."

Verb
1

To jeopardize; to endanger.

"By skipping his safety checks, he put everyone's lives in jeopardy."

Proper Noun
1

Jeopardy!, a popular US television game show in which contestants answer clues by responding in the form of a question, hosted originally by Art Fleming and most notably by Alex Trebek.

"After watching Alex Trebek host Jeopardy! for decades, I decided to try my luck on the app version last night."

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