- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
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It also threatens to crowd an already stagnant U.S. auto market—leaving automakers vulnerable to expensive, half-empty factories if demand softens further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
It can signal an accounting, business or management problem at the company that threatens its stock performance.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
Stagnant population growth that threatens to shrink the number of congressional seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
This could counteract the gradual loss of altitude that threatens the telescope's future and potentially allow it to continue making scientific discoveries for additional years.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Only stories of love pass through our post-mortal filter, yet even then, we are baffled by the intensity of longing and loss that threatens those mortal tales of love.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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