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Rising living costs threaten discretionary spending by Dollar Tree and Dollar General’s core customers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Persistent heat or inadequate rainfall during coffee’s flowering period and its subsequent development might threaten production, said Jim Roemer, a commodity trading advisor who writes the Weather Wealth newsletter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Net foreign direct investment inflows fell from a year earlier in both the first and second quarters, while rising defense and infrastructure costs threaten to divert money from megaprojects intended to reduce dependence on oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Should have scored with first-half header, didn't threaten with another opportunity but persevered and eventually got his goal.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“You must prune yours, must you not, to keep it healthy? Cut away those parts that threaten the health of the rest.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Nevada bemoans that Interior’s proposal threatens its “community well-being, cultural identity, and the recreational experience.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The overexploitation of parrotfish and other groupers threatens 63 percent of coral reef ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

It creates a “supply-side risk that threatens to reduce crop yields,” said Roukaya Ibrahim, chief commodity strategist at BCA Research.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The rapid spread threatens to eclipse the 2014-16 outbreak in West Africa that killed more than 11,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"As f-far as that g-goes, we could use another b-boy. Nick's golden voice threatens to turn b-bass any day now, and his b-beard to betray him."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Dolly Parton’s estate is alleging that Bryan Seaver, the singer’s nephew and former head of security, is avoiding being served in a lawsuit, which alleges he threatened and extorted her estate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

She said her son was falsely accused and has been threatened by another student.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

An updated hurricane forecast map is making it easier for people to identify areas threatened by storms, but new research reveals a concerning limitation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The species is assessed as near threatened on the Great Britain Red List and endangered in England.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jefferson had reliable evidence that Talleyrand had threatened to leak news of his previous peace initiative, thereby requiring Adams to reciprocate.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The continuing limits on Ukrainian drone operations are threatening to undermine Kyiv’s campaign of medium-range drone strikes against Russian army logistics behind the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The young look at climate change, social inequality, impossible housing prices and AI potentially threatening their place in the job market.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"The current criminal threat environment is febrile and when it comes to federal parliamentarians, the AFP continues to record the growing volume of online abuse, threatening rhetoric and intimidation," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

El-Sayed isn’t threatening; he doesn’t call Tommy a racist.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Her tusks weren’t much to look at, and her tail bristles seemed more delicate than threatening.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate