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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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It is especially a menace to anyone invested in securities such as longer-term Treasury bonds, which are “safe” in name only.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Flanker Manuel Zuliani has been a breakdown menace.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Usually at Sundance, the weather is a menace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Mr. Frampton’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” lacks the menace and gritty attack of the original and probably should have been dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

And I submit, then, that the racial tensions that menace Americans today have little to do with real antipathy—on the contrary, indeed—and are involved only symbolically with color.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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