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Noun
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Had fear of exposure or rejection kept you from fully stepping into leadership or creative risk?—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
28 Feb. 2025 -
According to polling by the Bipartisan Policy Center, nearly one in four mothers have considered leaving their jobs due to a lack of accommodations or fear of discrimination during pregnancy.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The swirling snows that plagued Montana in last week’s 1923 have cleared by the time Episode 3 gets underway, but that doesn’t mean that the threat has passed for the Duttons and their extended circle.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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Brown offered a brief history of DEI initiatives and offered his opinion on major attacks as part of his threat assessment.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Committing acts of intentional violence in an international airport is a federal crime, per the U.S. Department of Justice, punishable with a fine of up to $250,000 and 20 years in prison.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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If new outbreaks of local or larger regional violence do indeed occur, the likelihood of any side achieving a zero-sum game victory becomes even more remote.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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China’s revanchist claims and maritime coercion in the South China Sea are meant to show that big countries can simply grab the global commons.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Three other men charged with coercion — former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque, and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — were also acquitted.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, the series never shows Proteus in action, leaving much of its menace to the imagination.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Many held a hint – sometimes more than a hint – of menace.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On January 1, revelers rang in the new year to tragedy when a terror attack claimed 15 lives and left 57 injured.—
Harriet Shepherd,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Celebrated around the world, Mardi Gras holds a special meaning for the citizens of New Orleans, especially after the terror attack on the city’s famed Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here are Egypt's plans to keep them there Israel says celebrations around prisoner and detainee releases encourage violence and terrorism, and has long discouraged them.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to their motion filed in federal court on Friday, programs whose funds have been frozen include wildfire prevention, emergency management, terrorism prevention, cybersecurity, and flood mitigation.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Amid steady and in some cases surging demand for services, federal CVF dollars have been declining since 2018, putting acute pressure on providers of key services, with women and children affected disproportionately.—
Josiah H. Brown,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mexico has also stepped up law enforcement pressure on drug cartels, staging raids against fentanyl labs and arresting gang leaders.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Intimidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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