threaten
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The findings showed that kidney damage does not only threaten the kidneys.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
These developments don’t threaten dollar dominance today or tomorrow, but they reflect a genuine, if gradual, de-risking impulse among sovereigns who have concluded that some diversification away from dollar concentration is prudent.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Travel-industry executives have nonetheless been upbeat on demand, even as elevated oil prices cut into profits and higher airfares threaten to turn off travelers.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Hiking rates right as higher oil prices threaten to slow Japan’s economy by restraining corporate activity and private consumption is not without risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Dudley gently released himself from his mother’s clutches and walked toward Harry, who had to repress an urge to threaten him with magic.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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