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Which 1986 action film features the famous line, "That's right...I am dangerous"?

dangerous

[dayn-jer-uhs, daynj-ruhs] / ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs /


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The most dangerous theater is in South Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The truth is that he's both, a tempo-setter when dropping deep, a dangerous passer when moving forward, a complete footballer at the peak of his powers.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The author himself was conflicted about her, writing Cathy as a dangerous beauty incapable of empathy in his book, yet expressing how dear she was to him in letters to his editor, Pascal Covici.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

“We are living in a really dangerous time,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was a little crazy, and dangerous perhaps, but I had to do something.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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