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Which 1986 action film features the famous line, "That's right...I am dangerous"?

dangerous

[dayn-jer-uhs, daynj-ruhs] / ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs /


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In recent years, Milwaukee started to change some dangerous roads by narrowing roadways, adding more crossing points and raising sidewalks, said Kevin Muhs, Milwaukee’s city engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

"He's getting in really good positions to be really dangerous for us, and it's great to have him."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

To women of a certain mood, though, it confirms what we already know: that a bear is preferable company to thoughtless, dangerous people.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

A dangerous wave of wildfires is spreading across the tropics, and the Amazon rainforest is now facing a growing crisis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The people were making a dangerous situation even worse.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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