threaten

Example Sentences

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The technology “threatens to eviscerate workers’ rights and cause widespread job loss,” the group said in a joint letter with AFL-CIO leaders in different states.

From Los Angeles Times

Warming temperatures are threatening the future of all outdoor snow-based sports in the Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times

And it threatens the future of the Winter Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

She described begging ICE to comply with court orders, emailing in 24-point font and threatening to name names in filings.

From Salon

"I simply just can't imagine that," he said, recalling that his livelihood is already threatened by climate change.

From Barron's