threaten
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“I did not intimidate, threaten, or bully Sandy into making any statements,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“These organizations are soon likely to face an urgent lack of funds that may threaten their ability to continue providing critical services to the unhoused under HUD’s suspension notice,” LAHSA’s complaint said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
It will take time and plenty of elbow grease for SpaceX to threaten wireless providers, according to experts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
It means that books still matter, still challenge, still threaten, still comfort and still bring us joy.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
I will threaten to tell what I know, he resolved as he hurried between the darkening fields.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
"While we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is unequivocal: any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Here we arrive at the heart of things, the concern that arises whenever some new technology threatens to uproot the old ways of doing things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated," Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The decline also threatens organisms across aquatic food webs, from microscopic life to fish and sharks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The damp, moldy smell beneath the stage threatens to choke me.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
US President Donald Trump meanwhile threatened the Iran-backed fighters with "major military punishment".
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Prosecutors say Hernandez was last seen alive at the 21-year-old’s Doheny Place residence after she threatened to reveal their relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was the U.S Treasury market that blinked first and threatened dysfunction.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Anderson, the 2018 World Matchplay champion, threatened to close an eight-leg deficit with a fine late display including a 154 checkout, but Van Duijvenbode held on for a 16-13 win.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Outraged by Morgan Stanley’s foot-dragging, Howie Hubler threatened to quit.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
A local French official warned the blaze near Bordeaux was threatening the city's greater area, home to many of the world's most prestigious wineries.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
"Anecdotally, we're seeing a lot of people that are either threatening to bring claims or actually bringing claims, that don't have formal diagnoses," says Jo Moseley, a legal director at the firm.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In a statement published in the Virginian-Pilot, Truelove said he drove to Granby High School in Norfolk because he thought bullies were threatening the school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Renewed fighting has sent oil and natural-gas prices back up, threatening to drive inflation further away from the ECB’s 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
That uncomfortable electricity and weight in my shoulders is squeezing and pushing in and threatening to drop me to my knees.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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