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The missions will search for underground caves that could shelter astronauts, investigate hidden deposits of lunar ice, and monitor environmental hazards that could threaten future explorers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Higher crude prices threaten to swell its import bill, while a weaker rupee makes dollar-priced imports more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The two days of discussions by EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic in Beijing come just as France and Germany, the bloc's two biggest powers, threaten to up the ante.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"These provocative attacks, which threaten Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and security and target the sacred values of the Islamic world, must cease immediately and unconditionally."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Tears threaten to spill out again, but I blink them away and nod.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Another federal law prohibits voter intimidation, with up to a yearlong prison sentence for anybody who intimidates, threatens, or coerces somebody else with the purpose of interfering with another person’s right to vote.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

The arrest of former German spy chief August Hanning on suspicion of espionage threatens to complicate a planned overhaul of the BND.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some have already taken the project to court, fearing their land rights will not be respected, while environmental organisations including Greenpeace argues the refinery "threatens to damage one of East Africa's most fragile coastal ecosystems".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

That should help keep the pressure on bonds, as the Treasury yield curve threatens to invert once again.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

A few days after he’s settled them all in, Vincent receives a visitor who vehemently disapproves and threatens to divulge all to Dorus and Anna.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

At a separate press conference on Wednesday, Portadown District Master Nigel Dawson said the lodge would "not be bullied or threatened by any residents' group who step outside the law".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Koalas, microbats and honeyeater birds are among the 23 threatened species living in a nature reserve she says is under threat from Yancoal's Moolarben mine, which wants to add another 30 million tonnes of coal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

After trading sideways for much of the past year, the “Magnificent Seven” have been staging a comeback, helping to re-energize a bull market threatened by rising bond yields and stubbornly high crude-oil prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

But his leaders were serious, and they threatened him with punishment if he disobeyed.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Watters wanted to compress El-Sayed into a caricature, a radical leftist Muslim candidate who could be made alien and threatening to the people watching at home.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Expect scammers to mention the attack, use your personal details to seem genuine, and create urgency, such as threatening to lock your account within 24 hours."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

To investigate how cannabinoids influence fear and anxiety, researchers exposed mice to a threatening smell derived from fox urine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dozens of such lawsuits are percolating around the country, threatening the energy industry with billions of dollars in potential liability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“No no. Not like that. Not in-person people. And stop threatening people with knitting.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows