under threat

Example Sentences

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Your Social Security account is under threat now!

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"We need to recognise that there are aspects of our British way of life which are now really under threat from climate," she said.

From BBC • May 19, 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

But this period of hectic experiment was under threat: a religious storm was whipping up across the continent and music was in its path.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall