threat
Example Sentences
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And yet the way of things at the top is under massive threat - and it's intoxicating.
From BBC
In the past, big supply outages—or even the threat of them—have led to a surge in oil prices that stoked inflation and rippled throughout the world economy with far-reaching consequences.
But there is a threat to these benefits.
From BBC
“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”
From Barron's
But the Constitution gives Presidents ample room to use military force against threats to U.S. security.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
