threaten
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Beyond that, she sees private-equity investment as a healthy development and thinks these bills are attempts by some lawyers to box out new funding sources that could threaten their position.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Patel has some group and individual endorsements but none with the deep pockets he’d probably need to threaten Melvoin.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A successful lawsuit would force the unwinding of the empire, and threaten the plan for Lee Jae-yong to take over.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Attention has honed in on software companies, which have received more loans from private-market lenders than any other sector, because developments in artificial intelligence are seen to threaten the models of these businesses.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
“We have done you no harm. You have no cause to threaten us.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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