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Which 1986 action film features the famous line, "That's right...I am dangerous"?

dangerous

[dayn-jer-uhs, daynj-ruhs] / ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs /


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“Those threats are a direct result of him taking on the cartels terrorizing Texans and some of the nation’s most dangerous violent criminals.”

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Isaias will be a dangerous hurricane with significant storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains when it reaches the northern Gulf Coast," the NHC said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Unwilling to subject them to another miserable, dangerous winter, she's taking them abroad.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He faults the doomers for having “managed to make the debate between safe and unsafe,” and he maintains that “a lot of their proposals are extraordinarily unsafe or also dangerous in other ways.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“It doesn’t matter how dangerous it is,” Glory said, “as long as we’re together.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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