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as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home
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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage
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When Alexei Navalny was emerging as a major reformer, in 2011, Julia Ioffe spoke to many people in Russia about the importance and danger of his work.
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David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The disease can start in a person’s 40s and 50s, often with no visible symptoms to alert a person of the danger.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
However, the recent spate of quakes should reinforce the threat posed by the state’s notoriously active seismic landscape, experts say, and serve as a reminder of just how many Californians live in a danger zone.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The disease can start in a person’s 40s and 50s, often with no visible symptoms to alert a person of the danger.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
However, the recent spate of quakes should reinforce the threat posed by the state’s notoriously active seismic landscape, experts say, and serve as a reminder of just how many Californians live in a danger zone.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danger. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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