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threatening

[thret-n-ing] / ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ /


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Ruby said federal authorities have told him that “rogue content creators” played a key role in amplifying complaints from several disgruntled individuals, and that led to the threatening messages he and his church have received.

From Salon

And yet the AI frontrunners—most notably Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX—just keep getting bigger and bigger, threatening to crowd out all the other companies that aspire to go public this year.

From Barron's

It recently broke out of a bull flag pattern at the very round $200 level, yet is now threatening to slip back below that pivot.

From Barron's

I even had fearful dreams of her daughter threatening to move into her half of the house, making my life unbearable.

From MarketWatch

Roman Ivannikov has spent around 30 years pampering orchids, azaleas and figs at Ukraine's National Botanical Garden, but power cuts triggered by Russian strikes are threatening to freeze his cherished collection of tropical plants.

From Barron's