Examples of under threat in a Sentence
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Springs and woodlands that are now under threat from Hudbay’s copper mining claims were once a retreat for warriors after conflicts with Apaches, said Austin Nunez, chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s San Xavier District.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Ukrainians remain under threat from Russian drones, missiles and shelling as fighting picks up along a 700-mile front.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
The filings said the rights of Palestinians in Gaza were under threat, adding that Israel’s control over two major border crossings in southern Gaza put at extreme risk the flow of humanitarian supplies into Gaza and the ability for hospitals there to function.
—Gaya Gupta, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Whether or not these new OpenAI rumors bear fruit next week, Google knows its reign over the search industry is under threat.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 May 2024
Today, their way of life is under threat not only from changing conditions on the ground.
—Michael Benanav, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
In April, the Biden administration signed a law that orders ByteDance to sell TikTok within nine months under threat of a ban.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
On Golem Grad, a lake island in North Macedonia, Dice snakes under threat from birds play dead by going rigid or lax, smearing poop and musk on themselves, and even bleeding from their mouths.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 8 May 2024
However, a sanctioned encampment in Sacramento offering few services is under threat after the local district attorney labeled the site a public health hazard and sued the city to close it.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Ukrainians remain under threat from Russian drones, missiles and shelling as fighting picks up along a 700-mile front.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
The filings said the rights of Palestinians in Gaza were under threat, adding that Israel’s control over two major border crossings in southern Gaza put at extreme risk the flow of humanitarian supplies into Gaza and the ability for hospitals there to function.
—Gaya Gupta, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Whether or not these new OpenAI rumors bear fruit next week, Google knows its reign over the search industry is under threat.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 May 2024
Today, their way of life is under threat not only from changing conditions on the ground.
—Michael Benanav, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
In April, the Biden administration signed a law that orders ByteDance to sell TikTok within nine months under threat of a ban.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
On Golem Grad, a lake island in North Macedonia, Dice snakes under threat from birds play dead by going rigid or lax, smearing poop and musk on themselves, and even bleeding from their mouths.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 8 May 2024
However, a sanctioned encampment in Sacramento offering few services is under threat after the local district attorney labeled the site a public health hazard and sued the city to close it.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
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“Under threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20threat. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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