threatened

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U.S. stock-index futures largely erased initial losses Sunday, after a massive tech selloff on Friday interrupted Wall Street’s two-month rally, and after new developments threatened the fragile cease-fire in the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Longer term, some of the exchanges’ volume could be threatened by prediction markets if they grow large enough to become risk-management tools for institutions.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"How do we manage a species that is now threatened by its own abundance, and do so in a way that protects both animal welfare and long-term ecosystem health?"

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The uncertainty unleashed by the immigration raids threatened more than weekly sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Even when the Stasi threatened him with the death penalty, Seidel would not identify a single fellow tunneler.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin