threaten
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The league threated to investigate certain absences, with penalties that would surpass $1 million if a team has three violations.
From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2023
Promising to speed the work of digital artists, this new breed of artificial intelligence captured the imagination of both the public and the pundits — and threated to generate new levels of online disinformation.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023
Inter threated early at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, but it was Madrid midfielder Kroos who opened the scoring with a low left-footed strike from outside the area in the 17th minute.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021
The end may have taken years off Thompson’s life, but the Eagles never threated to actually win.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2015
The hollowness inside Cas threated to overwhelm her.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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