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something that may cause injury or harm
terrorism is a threat to the safety of people everywhere
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Pro-government media in Iran lauded the supreme leader for appearing in public in light of such threats and Israel’s more general track record of successfully assassinating senior figures inside Iran.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That’s why businesses should regularly review and tune their security alerts and controls to keep pace with evolving threats while ensuring employees have secure ways to collaborate and do their jobs effectively.
—Josh Orrison, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This update comes with significant security and privacy upgrades, and with the current state of threats on the Android platform showing no signs of abating, delays are unwelcome.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
What has happened to Black players has been a litany of name-calling and threats, to the point that some teams have had to increase security.
—Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
While not identifying any specific or credible threats to the United States, the advisory comes ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel and calls by foreign terrorist groups for violence against the West, the agencies said.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Elephants, Thailand’s national animal, have seen their wild population decline in recent decades due to threats from tourism, logging, poaching and human encroachment on elephant habitats.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
This battle has been a constant since the inception of the computer age, with cyber threats evolving in sophistication and scale.
—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Other than to note that students had made threats of bodily harm against the classmate, Surprise police spokesperson Sgt.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That’s why businesses should regularly review and tune their security alerts and controls to keep pace with evolving threats while ensuring employees have secure ways to collaborate and do their jobs effectively.
—Josh Orrison, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This update comes with significant security and privacy upgrades, and with the current state of threats on the Android platform showing no signs of abating, delays are unwelcome.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
What has happened to Black players has been a litany of name-calling and threats, to the point that some teams have had to increase security.
—Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
While not identifying any specific or credible threats to the United States, the advisory comes ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel and calls by foreign terrorist groups for violence against the West, the agencies said.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Elephants, Thailand’s national animal, have seen their wild population decline in recent decades due to threats from tourism, logging, poaching and human encroachment on elephant habitats.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
This battle has been a constant since the inception of the computer age, with cyber threats evolving in sophistication and scale.
—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Other than to note that students had made threats of bodily harm against the classmate, Surprise police spokesperson Sgt.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Threats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threats. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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