- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
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These are the things that we stay alive for, and well, that’s exactly what AI threatens to rob from the human race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
It creates a “supply-side risk that threatens to reduce crop yields,” said Roukaya Ibrahim, chief commodity strategist at BCA Research.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Hauser warned that the RBA’s liaison with business shows many firms are passing on higher costs, which threatens to entrench higher inflation expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The police cannot shoot a fleeing suspect unless the suspect’s conduct threatens death or serious injury to the officer or others.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
When the hamper threatens to tumble out again, I kick it, and it bounces back like a punk, so I kick it harder—and my foot breaks a hole in the plastic.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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