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threat

Definition for threat

noun as in warning; danger

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FedEx made a similar move in 2018, when it directly acknowledged the threat from Amazon Air by saying that such fear of disruption was “fantastical.”

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The neighborhood starts to think Edward is a threat.

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National security, however, provides the broadest justification for withholding information, with the law giving the attorney general the power to judge whether certain information poses a threat to national security.

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"We will not allow any threats against the inhabitants of the north, and maximum enforcement will continue and even intensify," Katz told the Israeli parliament.

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These activities pose threats to the delicate ecosystem and the organisms that depend on it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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