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posed

[pohzd] / poʊzd /
ADJECTIVE
formal
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Cal Fire has issued evacuation orders for the area around the Bouquet fire in Angeles National Park, saying the fire posed an immediate threat to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Musk was for years outspoken about the threat he believed AI posed to humanity, and in 2015 helped create OpenAI to guard against it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

See more: Factory robots long posed a safety threat to human workers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ed Daffarn, who was the first person to warn about the dangers posed by cladding being added to Grenfell, watched the tower burn on the night of the fire.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mädchen Two never accompanied us to the beach and rarely posed in any of the family photographs.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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