as in to endanger
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline
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Recent Examples of threaten
However, the ocean and its accompanying blue economy are actively being threatened by climate change, and problems will only worsen without proper government efforts.
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Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Things got so heated that a rental agent threatened to have the customer arrested, the travel site One Mile at at Time reports.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan late Tuesday alleging multiple unknown individuals threatened and harassed voters in metro Detroit, including a woman who was told her child would be harmed if Democrat Kamala Harris wins the race for president.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
On Monday, the Justice Department charged a poll worker in Jones County, Georgia, with sending a letter threatening to bomb an elections office last month.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Things got so heated that a rental agent threatened to have the customer arrested, the travel site One Mile at at Time reports.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan late Tuesday alleging multiple unknown individuals threatened and harassed voters in metro Detroit, including a woman who was told her child would be harmed if Democrat Kamala Harris wins the race for president.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
On Monday, the Justice Department charged a poll worker in Jones County, Georgia, with sending a letter threatening to bomb an elections office last month.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Threaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threaten. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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