under threat
Example Sentences
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For a while New Zealand's lowest total in T20 internationals - 60 all out against England in Whangarei in February 2015 - looked under threat.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Your Social Security account is under threat now!
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
He then issued an injunction claiming to prohibit the hospital from seeking relief in the federal courts that oversee Rhode Island under threat of contempt.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
The targets of the HKETO’s spying campaign included Nathan Law, Finn Lau and Christopher Mung, who sought refuge in the U.K. after fleeing Hong Kong under threat of arrest for promoting democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
You couldn't trust anyone in Kabul anymore—for a fee or under threat, people told on each other, neighbor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
