threaten
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Incumbent software companies—recently whipsawed by the market—are facing pressure to prove they can stay a step ahead of AI coding tools that threaten to replicate their products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
While that may sound like positive news, researchers say the population has already reached levels that could threaten its long term survival.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The 21st-Century currencies threaten the dollar’s global dominance, he said.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
And now, the main teachers' union is holding a nationwide strike over pensions and conditions - and massive protests which threaten to close the main thoroughfares to the matches.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The valley, which has been home and shelter for my whole life, seems now to threaten me wherever I go, whatever I do.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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