threats

Example Sentences

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Threats to conquer Greenland reduced his ability to call on allies in the Iran crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Threats of a boom-bust cycle have been reduced by increased orders from the hyperscalers.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The Tackling State Threats Bill will give the home secretary the power to ban organisations that are part of other countries' state apparatus, in the same way that she can currently ban terrorist groups.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Nicholas Carl, with the Critical Threats Project, said the pattern indicates the campaign is already underway to set the conditions for a revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Threats to enlist that winter were always declaimed like Brinker’s, with a grinding of back teeth and a flashing of eyes; I had already heard plenty of them.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles