threaten

Example Sentences

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The former official added that the DoD's basis for threatening Anthropic with invoking either the Defense Production Act and being labeled a supply chain risk was "extremely flimsy".

From BBC

At this World Cup, they have scrambled an escape against Nepal, scraped past Scotland and Italy when the walls threatened to crumble in, and beat Sri Lanka with one of the great one-man shows.

From BBC

Same goes for all the AI companies, which seek computational power that doesn’t add to the energy demands already threatening to drive our electricity bills higher than our mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The drone was neutralised away from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and in no way was the security of the aircraft carrier and its group threatened by this".

From Barron's

Escorcia was threatened on social media after he shared a video where he demonstrated the disinformation on the platform X during the chaotic morning.

From Barron's