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The encryption on your iPhone is under threat — don’t believe headlines that suggest otherwise.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The cookout does not shy away from the reality that Black trans lives are under threat— there’s even a self defense class at the cookout.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
Democracies are backsliding and freedom is increasingly under threat across the globe.
—Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
During the 1970s, rural villagers in India, particularly women, responded to the invasion of loggers by embracing trees under threat, in what became known as the Chipko movement.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The cookout does not shy away from the reality that Black trans lives are under threat— there’s even a self defense class at the cookout.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
Democracies are backsliding and freedom is increasingly under threat across the globe.
—Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
During the 1970s, rural villagers in India, particularly women, responded to the invasion of loggers by embracing trees under threat, in what became known as the Chipko movement.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under threat
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“Under threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20threat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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