threatened

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The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

There were also concerns for a local population of marsh fritillary, one of the UK's most threatened butterfly species.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Behind-the-scenes maneuverings by Hamilton threatened to propel Pinckney past Adams, though Hamilton claimed that his chief goal was to knock Jefferson out altogether.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis