threatened

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The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

U.S. stock futures fell ahead of CPI report and as President Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors also took heart from news that Iran and Israel said Monday they had halted hostilities after exchanging strikes that threatened to reignite the Middle East war.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There were also concerns for a local population of marsh fritillary, one of the UK's most threatened butterfly species.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Thorn and Seven ran through the night, the winter wind howling as it whipped their cloaks and threatened to send their witch’s hats into the Boggy Crone River.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega