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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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Despite the high stakes, I was an absolute menace.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

It is especially a menace to anyone invested in securities such as longer-term Treasury bonds, which are “safe” in name only.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Flanker Manuel Zuliani has been a breakdown menace.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Usually at Sundance, the weather is a menace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

No, the menace of the supernatural is that it attacks where modern minds are weakest, where we have abandoned our protective armor of superstition and have no substitute defense.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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