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posed

[pohzd] / poʊzd /
ADJECTIVE
formal
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Texas Gov Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster on Friday over the "imminent threat" the outbreak posed.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Those costs are worth it given the risks posed by biological weapons, said Dean Ball, a former Trump AI adviser now at the Foundation for American Innovation think tank, which helped organize the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Are investors in traditional telecommunications stocks worrying enough about the threat posed by SpaceX and other companies that are growing their satellite ambitions?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The AI start-up had found that its hacking capabilities were so good that it posed a major cyber threat.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

We posed in front of the New Dealer office, our feet dirty and bare for the whole world to see.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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