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

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

HubSpot is clearly still trying to reposition itself in a world where its business model is increasingly under threat.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

While often described as a maritime theater, operations there depend on a network of land-based access: airfields, ports, logistics hubs and command nodes that must be built, secured and sustained under threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Though, in the book, the Ingallses leave the reservation under threat of being removed by soldiers, many squatters began to take the land by force.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann