threatened
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Journalists and film crews have also reported being threatened.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Raquel Zick, a spokesperson for the county Sheriff’s Office, declined to say which school had been threatened but noted there were “no on-campus aspects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Early in the night, cheers threatened to overwhelm her between-song banter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Uefa has threatened to boycott all Fifa competitions, with the European confederation's president Aleksander Ceferin saying he expects Infantino to resign or face a challenge in an election next March.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Only one of our overseers never threatened or raised her voice.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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