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[thret] / θrɛt /


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My friends are the same age, and I had seen the threat that middle age poses, the compulsion to make really poor choices at the cost of so much.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Therefore, the reported pushback from the Commerce Department “takes a serious long-term threat off the table for Micron, Sandisk and Western Digital,” he told MarketWatch in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Her efforts led the antivirus software Kaspersky to begin flagging the tools known as stalkerware as a privacy threat to its customers instead of labeling it as benign.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

US military spokesperson Ryan Donald said "our training accounts for that threat", referring to North Korean soldiers returning from the battlefield.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

They were like medieval kings and queens in their moated castles, wanting to lift the drawbridge and shut out every possible threat.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

First, given its remote geography and the threats it faces on its border, South Korea wasn’t in any position to send much to the Middle East.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

The US stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses against military threats from Pyongyang.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The researchers say the results suggest that rising atmospheric CO2 could represent a form of climate-related risk that is different from more familiar threats such as heatwaves, extreme weather and sea-level rise.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

The team also explores how regulatory policy and threats to critical infrastructure help and hinder corporate protection and privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In the grand scheme of the country’s blind, grasping fight against threats seen and unseen, there would be mistakes made.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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