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The route was already under threat due to Amtrak cuts in 1979, when ridership was merely 123,000 riders annually, but California stepped in to subsidize it.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Referencing the current political climate, the 87-year-old actress and longtime activist warned that the First Amendment is under threat.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Today, an affordability crisis means that dream is under threat.
—Sadiq Khan, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The last time their Premier League status was under threat was on the eve of the winter window five years ago.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Referencing the current political climate, the 87-year-old actress and longtime activist warned that the First Amendment is under threat.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Today, an affordability crisis means that dream is under threat.
—Sadiq Khan, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The last time their Premier League status was under threat was on the eve of the winter window five years ago.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Under threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20threat. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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