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threat

Definition for threat

noun as in warning; danger

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Jacob Murphy opened the scoring - netting his first of the campaign - and the forward was Newcastle's biggest threat in the first half.

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The hosts defended well but had to do so in numbers against a Kangaroos side that looked a well-oiled machine whenever they advanced with their attacking threat.

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However, it doesn’t pose a threat to humans, according to Monjaraz Ruedas, who likened it to the strength of bee venom.

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The military buildup, bombing and threat of more in the name of liberty is one of the oldest moves in the American foreign policy playbook.

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Despite the clear absence of an “imminent threat of death or serious injury” or “grave threat to life,” the U.S.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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