under threat

idiom

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

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Kurt’s key takeaways Your health should be personal, but in today's digital world, that privacy is constantly under threat. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025 What America deserved was a movement, then a party, then a government with the courage to defend a civilization under threat. Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 Tehran must now reconstitute its nuclear program under threat. David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 Now, the federal funding agencies that make all this science possible are under threat. Madison Plunkert, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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