- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
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AI stocks have had a terrible few days as hot inflation raises the cost of finance and threatens the debt-fueled investment in data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Scientists have uncovered a promising new way to protect some of the world's most important food crops from a destructive fungus that threatens global food security.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Billowing smoke has shrouded the state capital Manaus for days, while the El Nino climate phenomenon threatens to exacerbate drought in the Amazon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Oil also sets the price of AI’s money and threatens AI’s buildings, both at once.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Our concerns are aligned in this: you want the safety of the child they call Redemption, and I want the monster who threatens that.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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