threat
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Raphinha has also had a season disrupted by injury but is a serious attacking threat and will likely play in Brazil's forward line alongside Vinicius and Igor Thiago, another potential boot winner.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Peter Doomanis backed up Carpenter’s claims against Applegate and said that the man poses a serious “and escalating” threat to the singer, and has “developed a disturbing and irrational fixation” on the pop star.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Cybercriminals are hijacking companies’ internal artificial-intelligence agents to steal sensitive business data, creating new insider threat risks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Media companies have argued that this amounts to copyright theft that draws readers away from their platforms, posing a serious threat to their businesses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
‘I’m not a coward,’ he said over his shoulder as they followed the river into a shady oak wood, and the threat of pursuit seemed to lessen.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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