threat

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The chip company’s stellar streak is under threat early Thursday as the shares pointed 1.7% lower in premarket trading.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Today, he is one of the country’s most prominent prisoners—an army officer whose stature inside the ranks makes him too great a threat to be released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The war is a distant drumbeat, its threat ever audible to Steele’s underemployed, eminently draftable characters from 9,000 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

So far, just two—Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rep. Nathaniel Moran of Texas—have directly criticized Trump over his threat.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

My fear is exposure, and that’s exactly what I’m being threatened with now, a threat disguised as a reward.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse