threat
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The 13 September incident did not trigger air threat alerts.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ukrainian trains are halted and evacuated when there is a heightened threat of attack, with passengers standing in fields and forests alongside the track for hours until the danger passes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the 2025 version of its annually updated “AI Safety Governance Framework,” China’s top cyberspace regulator spelled out the threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
When the body detects an infection or injury, it sends out alarm signals that recruit immune cells and other cells to eliminate the threat and begin repairing damaged tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Fat Cheeks, who was lounging nearby, rose to his feet and roared a counter threat: I am the chief here!
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Former Google researcher Geoffrey Hinton and fellow computer scientist Yoshua Bengio led the warnings about AI's threats in the months after the release of ChatGPT in 2022, which kickstarted the latest AI frenzy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The 21-year-old conservationist, who records footage for social media to raise awareness about the "threats our seas are facing", said it was the first lion's mane he had seen in Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
This means a so-called Risk Management Board will consider the threats against them and the level of police protection they might need - although no final decisions on the outcome has been reached.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Finally, whereas the column focuses on threats to democracy and turnout as the decisive test for Newsom, several reports highlight more personal and practical hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Even worse, burning coal produces air pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, that are real threats to human health.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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