threaten
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"Why threaten an ally with a military operation or invasion when what you want is something that could be negotiated quite easily?" said one former senior US defence official.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Samsung’s unions threaten a strike from May 21 to June 7, potentially impacting 3% of global memory-chip production.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Patel has some group and individual endorsements but none with the deep pockets he’d probably need to threaten Melvoin.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Beyond that, she sees private-equity investment as a healthy development and thinks these bills are attempts by some lawyers to box out new funding sources that could threaten their position.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“Did they threaten you? Can you tell us anything?”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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