under threat

idiom

: by someone who has been threatened with harm
an action done under threat

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More than 200 people were under mandatory evacuation orders, and roughly 50 structures were under threat Saturday morning. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025 Even if people like Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince have been laudably trying to find a way for publishers to charge the bots, the current business model of internet publishing is under threat. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 July 2025 Summer Fridays have been under threat for years because of an emphasis on worker productivity and a corporate push for higher profits. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2025 Now, the bird is no longer under threat; they were delisted from the Endangered Species Act in 2007. Simmone Shah, Time, 3 July 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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