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threat

[thret] / θrɛt /


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That’s the principal threat raised by opponents of the California proposal.

From Los Angeles Times

When Adrian Metoyer first heard government officials describing his best friend as an “active shooter” and threat to his community, he was furious.

From Los Angeles Times

About 83 percent of women officials — up from 71 percent in the previous quarter — said they were less likely to engage in political or civic activity due to insults, harassment and physical threats.

From Salon

Its meteoric rise since then demonstrates that missing timelines isn’t an existential threat for a Musk stock.

From Barron's

Beyond market conditions, they are keeping a close eye on how AI is performing in automating routine security processes, while strategically deploying AI to handle repetitive tasks like threat detection and alert correlation, Reck said.

From The Wall Street Journal