Example Sentences
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Current and former employees say there are power imbalances between the mortgage department and the financial advisers, who have threatened to call senior executives for help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
There was a point midway through the session when the conditions threatened to breach into the ridiculous.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Smith’s response when her friends and colleagues were threatened by the government offers us a model for our own actions now.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
More than 140,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by wildfires in France's southwest, France's interior ministry said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
When danger threatened him, he never got hurt.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
