threat
Example Sentences
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The threat of shrinking the cattle supply further could delay ranchers’ ability to rebuild herds and eventually leave the market more reliant on imports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Let’s take this post claim by claim and threat by threat.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
First, deal with the increasing operational demands on defence now and step up the SDR actions to meet the increasing threat.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
There’s a concept called sequence of returns risk, and it’s the single most underappreciated threat to a retirement.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
I thought about mentioning the emergency meeting Mom had been called away to or the way Officer Salzburg had hinted at a threat from Mayhem, but decided against it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing threat
Beowulf vocabulary
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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