threaten

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Back in 2022, the PGA Tour had called LIV "an existential threat" after its offers of lucrative contracts threatened a civil war between the two organisations.

From BBC

The document says the Board of Peace will be "an international organisation that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict".

From BBC

The PFF leader was charged in a military court with treason, which carries the death sentence, as well as illegal possession of a firearm and threatening national security.

From BBC

The world number one saw off the awkward Bai 6-3, 6-1, having threatened at one stage to complete the job in even more express fashion.

From Barron's

A trade war threatens that very lucrative relationship.

From Barron's