threaten
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On jobs, he claims that even "fully autonomous" pizza robots won't threaten workers.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Environmental advocates say it would starve the Delta of needed water and threaten fish that are already in severe decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mergers and consolidations threaten to dictate which films can get made.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The company is a lot of things, combining an industry-standard rocket-launch business with a growing satellite-communications offering that could threaten the telecommunications industry.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Bush pigs can be dangerous too, but only if you threaten them or their young.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
Instead, they are banking on rising corporate earnings, bond yields that don’t spike higher and an economy that keeps growing, even if an inflation bump threatens.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Owners who run some of the delivery companies that work with Amazon say the bill threatens small businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Ocean Conservation Namibia non-profit group said the project "threatens to turn Namibia's marine ecosystem into an untested experimental zone, putting our ocean habitats, water quality, and local fisheries at immediate risk."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Today, it threatens every aspect of our political and legal system," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Yes. I know beyond question that he has sworn his allegiance to Arawn. He is Arawn’s avowed champion. Once again, the power of Annuvin threatens Prydain.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Journalists and film crews have also reported being threatened.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out effort to evacuate and relocate people threatened by the floodwater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
SSSIs are legally protected because they contain special features, including threatened habitats, rare and endangered species or important geology.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Wagoner fought and threatened, and finally, Parton wrote a song as a way to help him understand both her gratitude and her need for independence, “I Will Always Love You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
But soil biodiversity is declining around the world, threatening agriculture, food security and the ability of ecosystems to function properly.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The investigation also extended to a further incident in 2021 when another woman who had been in a relationship with Police Officer B reported that she had received a threatening, anonymous letter.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Two major utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric and Edison International, are threatening consequences if lawmakers fail to take action on their behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sanctions generally aim to cut off targets from the U.S. financial system, turning them into economic pariahs and threatening companies that dare to trade with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Much like Hamilton’s financial plan, any effective emancipation initiative conjured up fears of the much-dreaded “consolidation” that the Virginians, more than anyone else, found so threatening.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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