under threat

idiom

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

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Yet Bar’s professional record is precisely what makes the repetition of the word refuse in his affidavit a model for other state officials—in Israel, the United States, and other democracies under threat. Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025 The famous Gaul village is under threat: their potion master loses his memory. Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025 The lawsuit alleges that she was forced under threat to get into his car and go to her house. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 At the heart of their journey was a desire most immigrants share: the wish for a better life and the promise of a free and democratic society, one that’s now under threat. Mark Treyger, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

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