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menacingly



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Police in riot gear stood menacingly in front of the hotel, then eventually dispersed the protest by force around 10 p.m.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2026

One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

"It continued to circle around menacingly, however, until I was clear of the area. It was magnificent and yet unnerving."

From BBC Jul. 3, 2025

“It could be paradise, but then there’s a military helicopter flying over her, and that helicopter is menacingly low, and it shouldn’t be,” Salles says.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

A slight wind picked up and made the trees that grew in sullen clusters along the ridge sway menacingly.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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