threaten

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Same goes for all the AI companies, which seek computational power that doesn’t add to the energy demands already threatening to drive our electricity bills higher than our mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The drone was neutralised away from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and in no way was the security of the aircraft carrier and its group threatened by this".

From Barron's

Escorcia was threatened on social media after he shared a video where he demonstrated the disinformation on the platform X during the chaotic morning.

From Barron's

Sewage spills into a Hampshire river could threaten the future of Atlantic salmon, an MP has warned.

From BBC

The beguiling “Crown City” captures Ryui’s cultural education in a new world that simultaneously welcomes and threatens him.

From The Wall Street Journal