threat
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Writing in her book Star of the Show: My Life on Stage, Parton said Wagoner saw her success away from his show as a "threat".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Officials issued evacuation orders for zones RVC-1060 and RVC-1059 shortly after 2 p.m., warning of “immediate threat to life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Last week’s talks unfolded under the threat of new U.S. tariffs, which officially took effect at 12 a.m.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The threat -- which Trump backed up with a map featuring the new name -- mirrored his move to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America last year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
After all my hours of watching, I’d learned that was how to show I wasn’t a threat.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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The renewed threats could weaken Iranian officials who favour a deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Oil prices declined on Tuesday as traders shrugged off U.S. threats of an ”economic D-Day” against Iran, while a flurry of headlines helped to renew hopes that the conflict could soon come to an end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The irony is that, according to the newspaper’s own security team, Attiah herself had been a recurring target of threats and security monitoring since 2018, with dozens of threat assessments being sent to her.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Environment and Climate Change Canada is tracking the iceberg's path and evaluating possible threats to shipping routes and infrastructure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Takurdada tried, though. He must have sent fifty letters full of legal threats from Calcutta."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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