be violent

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And that’s where the risk lies — if Powell delivers a message too cautious for the data that eventually comes out, or too aggressive for what investors are bracing for, the reaction could be violent.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Just 4% of people in prison are women and they are a very different population to the other 96% - they are less likely to be violent or prolific offenders.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

Whether these interactions are intended to be violent or not, the cumulative effect is the same.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

But they were not in agreement that he was likely to be violent in prison despite the prosecution’s attempt to prove he would put guards at risk there.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

“That part of my programming has never failed. Even if I wanted to be violent, I could not.”

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown