threatened

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It has already announced plans to scrap library reservation charges and threatened legal action to stop local government reorganisation.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Harvard political scientist Graham Allison popularized what he called the “Thucydides trap” by identifying a dozen times in history when a rising power threatened an established power and war resulted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

At last October’s summit in Busan, South Korea, Washington threatened sweeping software export controls.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The threatened strike could halt or delay scores of medical appointments, although hospitals will remain open, and it would limit campus dining operations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

As threatened, the physicians’ letter appeared in the following day’s paper.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock