threaten
Example Sentences
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This mixing of species could threaten the genetic integrity and long-term survival of these newly recognized bass.
From Science Daily
US contact with an unnamed Iranian leader - contact not confirmed by Iran - was enough to merit a five-day stay of the threatened attacks, the president said.
From BBC
His attentiveness will be closely watched in the Maduro case, as tussling between the defense and prosecution has already threatened to draw out proceedings.
From Barron's
The case was even threatened by a barrister's strike until it was exempted from industrial action.
From BBC
SYDNEY—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has indicated it could raise interest rates if the surge in oil prices related to the Iran war drags on, threatening a sustained rise in inflation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
