threat
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Earlier this year, the Scottish government warned that Scotland was facing a serious and escalating threat from wildfires.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“I perceived the real threat to be the buyers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
When Duncan discovers this, he proposes a threat in the form of deal: If she’ll help him, he won’t expose her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“I think it’s a really good question,” said George Schultze, founder and CEO of Schultze Asset Management, when asked about the threat that an increasingly unsteady bond market might pose to stocks.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
What could Daniel Ellsberg possibly have done to provoke such wrath—to be seen as such a threat?
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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