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Noun
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The fear of the image is something stronger than your own anxiousness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025 -
The fear is that one of those reassortments could result in a strain that easily infects and spreads among people.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other company leaders voiced their concerns about the threat of tariffs ahead of Saturday’s order.—
Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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The methodology is almost exactly the same, but the warning to all 2.5 billion users of Gmail remains the same: be aware of the threat and don’t let your guard down for even a minute.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And this is why so many people are living in a situation of violence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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For too long, New Yorkers — particularly those impacted by violence or the justice system — have faced barriers to employment that strip them of opportunity and hope.—
Keith Howard,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Trumpian theory of politics is about indiscriminate retribution and the use of coercion and humiliation to force far-right policy down the throats of an unwilling public.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Tilleman claims that a similar type of coercion happened with Savage.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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In my family, Mississippi loomed large as a place of special menace, even in the Jim Crow South.—
Catherine Coleman Flowers,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh raises the level of difficulty here by having flashback sequences feature a young Stamp from the 1967 film Poor Cow, but the real star is 1999 Stamp, who is all snarl and righteous menace as the former hitman bent on revenge.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But it has generally been marked by moments like the Canadian response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States.—
Matina Stevis-Gridneff,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Also, the already well secured game and the surrounding area is under even more of a lockdown due to the terror attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that saw 15 people dead when a truck drove straight into a celebrating crowd.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Programmers might release these types of AIs for kicks, while others try to profit from it—and some may even do so even as a form of terrorism to try to hamper the world economy.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Mangione, who faces murder and terrorism charges in connection with Thompson's killing, is being held in a New York federal facility.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Still, some inflationary pressure from wage gains is being offset by U.S. productivity growth, which allows companies to pay more and earn fatter profits without raising prices.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Sitting back and inviting pressure, with an attack-minded squad weak in one-vs-one duels, does not appear to be a valid solution to Madrid’s issues.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Intimidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidation. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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