threaten
Example Sentences
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Angry residents stood and yelled at municipal officials, asking why they hadn’t been informed that their property rights were being threatened, and Brodie several times had to ask attendees for calm.
Because the plant is rare and restricted to highly specific habitats that are increasingly threatened by human activity, most research has been limited to isolated populations.
From Science Daily
The promotional outfit, headed by Paul and CEO Nakisa Bidarian, has invested heavily in women's boxing and, after a period in which Dubois' progress threatened to stall, new opportunities are likely to open up.
From BBC
As federal cuts threaten university funding, the increasingly lucrative offers from tech companies have only become more compelling.
Earlier this month, the Congolese and Rwandan leaders signed a peace deal in Washington -- but the fall of Uvira threatened to upend that landmark agreement.
From Barron's
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