menace
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On the album’s back half, a few unabashedly beautiful songs stand out like rock formations rising from the desert floor—especially “Deep Time,” which offers a shot of serenity amid all the slow-moving menace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi, arguably the world's best right back, was a constant menace both on the ball and in the Canadian players' faces, while creative fulcrum Brahim Diaz claimed two assists.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Popular culture has often portrayed the species as a dangerous menace, contributing to a reputation that many scientists argue is exaggerated.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Hazel shook her head slightly at the strangeness of it, this once-ordinary sound that in the mist-filled forest felt like a mechanical menace.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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EU officials said that as part of the efforts they want to step up the mandatory registration of drones across the bloc to be able to better keep track of potential menaces.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Given the twin menaces of global warming and pandemic threats, “the reality, now, is that human civilization is in actual grave danger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
It is a disgrace, he says, that the energy firms can send out "menaces" like that over a problem of their making.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
I laughed in my sleeve at his menaces.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Hawaii was menaced by Hurricane Fausto last month, before the storm weakened and skirted north of the island chain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Even when the whole family is menaced, as in “Poltergeist,” the evil entities have a special yearning to possess little blonde girls.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
Riddle of Fire Rated PG-13 for menaced kids and mumbled dialogue.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The hammer kept the gods of Asgard safe from all the dangers that menaced them and the world.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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The same grin can look menacing or jovial, depending on how Thatcher contorts the rest of her features.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Emblazoned on his outer forearm is a menacing portrait of Tony Montana from the 1983 film “Scarface.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
My inbox recently has been full of enthusiastic, and occasionally menacing, fans, wondering why I hadn’t tested Garmin, their favorite wrist-computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In this sense, the Backrooms reveal how digital culture is beginning to reshape experiences traditionally associated with tourism, allowing for the mundane to become menacing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Oh, you are at home,” he says, a growl in his voice that makes him seem menacing no matter how benign the words he speaks.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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