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The captain questioned Brown’s handling of the takeoff and Brown responded in a way the captain alleged was threatening, according to National Transportation Safety Board documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Burke wanted to maintain a lucrative musical career that Celeste was threatening on that night,” Hochman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

More recently, he claimed the club was threatening to cancel his season tickets.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

The blaze was threatening a neighboring four-story apartment building so commanders ordered firefighters to defend it, the department said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

The thing against which he had been fighting on and off ever since he had come out of the maze was threatening to overpower him.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling