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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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Even normally dry areas near the coast could see dangerous surges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Cicely Muldoon, a former superintendent of Yosemite, said the swap would set a dangerous precedent by signaling that protected natural spaces can be bartered away to private interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

"Isaias will be a dangerous hurricane with significant storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains when it reaches the northern Gulf Coast," the NHC said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

These animals can be dangerous, same as a grizzly bear or elephant, but people tend to value sharks a lot less.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

In our encyclopedia, I researched the most dangerous and deadly things in the universe, and I brought them to our valley.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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