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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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I grabbed it and leaped, landing squarely on the moving train as it rolled down the tracks bound for Washington and left the menacing city of Baltimore behind.

From Literature

Aside from the ongoing menace of nuclear annihilation, the biggest threat we’ve faced as a country was 9/11 when the country’s mainland was attacked by al-Qaeda.

From Salon

In this menacing climate anything approaching a free vote is unimaginable.

From BBC

They could also become a real menace on the streets, where heavy, powerful EVs are already wreaking havoc with highway guardrails and other safety features.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan has come up with a novel way of tackling the growing menace of bear attacks... by eating them.

From Barron's