threatening

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“It’s hard to fathom that you’re watching the exploding d— and driving through whales, and you’re like, ‘Wow, this really feels threatening to us in any political way,’” Kripke says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Experts are increasingly warning of a "China shock 2.0", with a glut of inexpensive goods made in the Asian powerhouse threatening manufacturers around the world as trade deficits widen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Oil rose sharply in early European trade after Israel and Iran exchanged waves of attacks in a serious escalation of regional hostilities, threatening the progress of a long-awaited peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Attorney’s Office, hundreds of cases were reopened, creating chaos and resource allocation issues, and threatening judicial integrity.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Washington had been threatening to retire even before he was inaugurated as president in 1789, and he had repeated the threat in 1792 prior to his reelection.

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