threaten

Example Sentences

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Combined, these threaten to cause major disruption in the asset class.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Treasury yields declined as surging oil prices threaten global growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But the significance of these cases runs deeper: They threaten the legal architecture that has allowed Big Tech to reap trillions of dollars in profits with little risk of consequence in court.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Private credit markets are on that watchlist, he said, though he sees no signs yet of the kind of contagion that would threaten the system at large.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The valley, which has been home and shelter for my whole life, seems now to threaten me wherever I go, whatever I do.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien