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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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His naiveté begins to feel contrived, a way to preserve a hazy aura of romance and menace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"There's some menace, there's this animal component in Max Cady that has always been there, that is so physical," Bardem told journalists ahead of the June 5 series' release on Apple TV.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In the row behind him was Jameson’s favorite masked menace, reading a copy of the Daily Bugle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

They carried on, but they were struggling, pushed back all the time by the gathering menace in green and white.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The hall was dark because of the menace of thunder overhead.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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