threat
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Brian Brobbey showed what a threat he is with the Netherlands at the World Cup but this campaign may just be a reality check for the Black Cats after the dreamland of last term.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The river’s retreat makes it vulnerable to the incursion of sea water from the Adriatic, posing a threat to crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But, waste aside, the threat of this fleet remains.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
With education institutions integrating Desmos directly into tests, TI may be seeing the first real threat to its classroom dominance in decades, according to Eli Orbach.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
They were like medieval kings and queens in their moated castles, wanting to lift the drawbridge and shut out every possible threat.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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First, given its remote geography and the threats it faces on its border, South Korea wasn’t in any position to send much to the Middle East.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Labor costs are high, labor availability is low, and when you couple that with the competitive threats of companies like Amazon and Walmart investing significantly, you’re left with almost no other alternative,” Scriven said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The US stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses against military threats from Pyongyang.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Plants also contain colorful "phytochemicals" that help protect them from environmental threats and may influence human health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
The attorney and guardian Comstock, who White no longer doubted was helping investigators by persuading witnesses to talk, had begun to receive threats to his life.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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