| 单词 | threat |
| 例句 | None of them expected the threat to come from above. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The girl stepped back, but the man stared at him and then flung up the staff he carried, holding it between them as a barrier to ward off the threat or act of evil. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z If they were not, he would see what threats could do. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the silent threat that had hung in the air since his arrival, the threat of his leaving someday, would be gone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Cyrus was defending himself with threats. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The wind returned as a whispered threat, cold and damp, brushing over his cheek, flapping the wet sail, swirling and tugging at Moqorro’s scarlet robes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lynch mobs may be long gone, but the threat of police violence is ever present. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With my threat hanging over their heads, I trusted them all the time we unhitched and tended the mules, turning them out into Papa’s pasture for the night. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Now that the immediate threat was over and seemingly forgotten, Anastasia stopped moving and began to forage, taking advantage of the plentiful fruit in an area that had never seen bonobos. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z No one is in much of a mood to talk after the Director’s threats this afternoon. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It sounded more like a threat than a question. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “And he threatened you. Can you tell me the exact nature of the threat?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z More comfort, but like the comfort of die flames it didn’t work with this new threat that he didn’t understand yet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z "That sounds a lot like a threat, Miss Badger." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is hard to find a good survival strategy that will work simultaneously against multiple threats. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If I do not hang her, they will know my threats are empty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I stood amazed, and I didn’t know how to threat, he offering himself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I’d been ready for a muscular thug and negotiations filled with thinly veiled threats and bravado. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Comer quickly emptied— there was nothing like the threat of a gunfight to make everyone go home. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the man had made actual death threats against me and my family—threats that fell under the rubric of hate crimes—the FBI was quickly contacted. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Octavian knew that strengthening the east and having access to Egypt’s resources made Mark Antony a serious threat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It comes out like a threat, but I didn't mean it that way. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I knelt down, looked away, and backed up to show I wasn’t a threat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The bright morning was full of threats and the circle began to change. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The minute after that I’ve got tax problems and employee difficulties and threats of lawsuits and greedy relatives no one’s ever heard of before and I’m sick to death of being rich. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But having totaled up all of the smells and sifted them for information, the bear seemed to have decided that Omakayas was no threat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was a crisp autumn night, and leaves danced in the air, the threat of a storm whispering in the wind. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was the threat that frightened us, their fearful looks, and the noises they would make, like miniature Samurai, in a language we couldn’t understand. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand why we’re such a threat to the leaders.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The constant threat of strike and the onset of deep cold shaded the new year for Burnham, but what most concerned him was the fast-shrinking treasury of the Exposition Company. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This time, the get-out-of-town threats came from a local hate society called The Black Legion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “If childhood stories can be corrupted even here, at the top of Isihlangu, that gash in the sky is indeed a threat to us. Bring the Story Box!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Every time I turn on the news and see another black person gunned down, I'm reminded that people look at me and see a threat instead of a human being. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z To him a black face meant inconvenience, or trouble, or the threat of death. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times she would have to send away a particularly bothersome spirit with the threat of iron and salt, but those times were rare. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In a statement to police, Garrett Tison’s attorney claimed she received a phone call from Mr. Tison alleging that guards refused to put him in isolation despite his complaints about receiving threats. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The Dothraki eyed the sword as he passed; Dany heard curses and threats and angry muttering rising all around her, like a tide. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Only Kumi could stand up to this threat, and her strength is tied to mine. The rest...they are barely enough to protect the Golden Crescent,” Nyame said sadly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Only a white electorate indoctrinated with the idea of the black threat, ignorant of African ideas and policies, could support the monstrous racist philosophy of the National Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Roosevelt firmly believed that it was in everyone’s best interest to get down the river as quickly as possible, especially with the ongoing threat of hostile Indians. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I shivered at the threat in his voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The Director’s threats had actually elated him, made him feel larger than life. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Society of the Evening Star has always been a threat,” Lena admitted. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But was it a threat if they were only kidding, if they were just trying to make a fool out of me? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the threat of death was much closer to me than somewhere in Louisiana. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I rest my hands on my knees and breathe deeply as the antique shamblers amble close enough to be a threat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She has been the first to publicly brand me as a threat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I spent the afternoon in the same spot, alert to every noise, every possible threat. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z This was no longer just a threat; things had escalated to a horrifying new level. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z From their clothing they’re originals, people that got turned during the first dark days back during the war, before the armies realized that they had a bigger threat to fight than each other. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Emma no longer seemed to regard me as the threat she once did, but before going inside she tied my hands behind me— I think just for the sake of appearances. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Guards who tried to crack down on inmate drug use were subject to death threats—purportedly by corrupt officers, according to one guard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed then, uproariously, about the speed with which they had run, the pose they had assumed, the ruse they had invented to escape or decrease some threat to their manliness, their humanness. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, there was a constant shower of threats about stopping him from graduating. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that a threat—?” “Nobody’s issuing any threats. You just better sign me up for them shells or who’s telling what kind of trouble might happen, that’s all.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tim wouldn’t be around to direct the press toward the evidence he’d planted that was supposed to point at one of the students who had previously been suspended for making threats. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My grandfather’s pioneering ascent to the ministry was met with many cheers but some threats as well. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z What Coach means is that Pennsville doesn’t think I can make my jump shots—they don’t think I’m a threat to score. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, great, and now I’m thinking of Gale, deep down in that horrible mine, with President Snow’s threat hanging over his head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Scientists who’ve gone ahead with research involving the breast- cancer genes without Myriad’s permission have found themselves on the receiving end of cease-and-desist letters and threats of litigation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z His paws sensed a threat from the ground: more boxes were buried near the bank, the field crossed with more wires. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But I had heard the grown-ups rumor that Tenorio’s second daughter was dying and that she would not last the summer, and I remembered his threat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about this man, his commanding voice, his odd accent, warns of an unknown and dangerous threat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Kendra considered all they had discussed—the fate of Lena and the impending threat of the Society of the Evening Star. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z If the Sedition Act was a serious threat to civil liberties, Jefferson’s response was an equally serious threat to the sovereignty of the national government and the survival of the union. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well...there is the possibility it was an empty threat.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It is difficult for us to fathom fully the threat that Burr represented to Hamilton because we know that the American experiment with republican government was destined to succeed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Burnham tried to anticipate every conceivable threat to the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was more of threat than of request in her tone. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, there were many dark corners in Capricorn's village, and the guards strolled through the alleys with an air of boredom, as men do when they are sure there is no threat of danger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The threat of losing his job was certainly real. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Sheriff Sanders, I’ve now learned, isn’t the type to make empty threats. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She was preparing for some threat or danger.... The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “When there are threats to national security, foreign or domestic, the government has to do what it feels necessary to make sure Americans are safe,” Jessica said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Now Madison resolved to seize the opportunity created by their threats of secession to put Congress on record as rejecting any constitutional right by the federal government to end slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m not offended, because my being the weakest scoring threat on the team is a fact. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Durham’s tight housing market, combined with Oldham’s well-known dictatorial style, gave teeth to the threat. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was speaking as though he’d already decided she wasn’t a threat to him at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Jacqui asks with a vague but persistent threat in her condescension. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And when you’re just topping three feet in height yourself, a good-sized rat can be a real threat, especially since rats are one of the few breeds that can see straight through a fairy shield. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Ms. Wyman brings this to an abrupt halt with threats of detention or disembowelment, I have trouble hearing which. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z And the challenge—and threat—are clear in her eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Pageant stuff,” Adina said, forcing herself to sound extrachipper and borderline stupid, the tone that disarmed people, made them think you weren’t a threat. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But he liked the yacht’s heart-shaped hot tub, where he sat watching Ladybird Hope on a TV news hour calling him a threat to national security. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was therefore more than clear that spraying at the rate of a pound of DDT to the acre posed a serious threat to the fishes in forest streams. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Chiron fished a golden drachma out of his pouch, tossed it through the mist, and muttered, “O Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, show us the threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The idiom brings to mind the menacing gape of a predator, reinforcing our gratitude for being alive: to come into existence we narrowly escaped a mortal threat, namely the high odds against it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In case Ratchett had not realized it sooner, this was to make sure that he understood the reason of the threats against his life. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the threat of a beating, hands reached out to grab for anything and everything. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She came straight for me with her horns lowered, bawling her threats as she came. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It took threats of violence by Booth to persuade Lucas to allow the fugitives to stay the night at his cabin. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A kid like me mowing their lawns wouldn’t be much of a threat, I suppose. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The pain speared my heart and the threat of tears blinded me, so I tightened my grip on Juanita’s hand, fighting the urge to scream, to cry, to run away from it all. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z What scared me most, it turned out, weren’t the threats. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Apparently, that threat was more, terrifying than we were. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The Italian was so impressed by the dramatics of the threat that he could not resist the temptation to mention it to Rebeca. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They treated her promises as they did her threats. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shortly after the news became known, Bishop Childs and his wife began to receive the first of a succession of bomb threats telephoned both to the church and to their home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take a lot more than a shiny Soviet ball and the threat of international disdain to completely break the Byrd organization’s commitment to racial segregation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Now two threats hung over me, like the buildings in that narrow, stinking alley. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She was looking down at a pathetic blond-haired kid who was no threat at all—just another defeated demigod about to become his victim. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was deployed to the Normandy countryside in France, where it continued its training, but only at night due to threat of Allied air attacks. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t bring with it the smell of the desert, nor the threat of Moorish invasion. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, though, his threats are the only reason I have to fight—the sheer perverse glory of not backing down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In his simple remarks he confirmed for them that America was still great, still number one in the weekly top twenty poll, whatever the threat of the Japanese and the Germans and OPEC. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Rudyard’s voice was steely and he didn’t bother to disguise the threat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z As the prisoners awoke, with their rantings and threats, Zeitoun prayed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A man was hanging out wet laundry on his balcony while calling out threats to his neighbor. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was crazy, but I felt no threat from him, even though he had to know it was me in his car with Valentine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Even Helms didn’t speak openly about race mixing, but instead warned about threats to the Southern way of life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When she saw Kaz, her lips thinned to a sour line, and she lifted her glass, the gesture more threat than toast. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I knew the threat of future attacks had dropped to a low, lemony yellow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the unknown the white threat was hovering near again. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The threat of snow lifted; the clouds began to break and the light grew broader. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For the first time since the days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, it seemed to Kremlin officials that America had revived the threat of actual nuclear war. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because of his gifts, because he’s a threat to Satan. That’s why he has problems. Because of his righteousness.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But Mace Tyrell could not seem to see beyond the threat to his own daughter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I followed the stumbling figure ahead of me, and between the blasts of wind I could hear him talk to himself about Tenorio’s threat and how he would warn Andrew. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard doors open, I saw hands intrusive and ugly in their threats. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the new policy, a school with low reading scores would be placed on probation and face the threat of being shut down, its staff to be dismissed or reassigned. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Like billboards whose occupants wore gas masks and reminded passersby that poison gas from Hitler’s Nazi Germany was still a very real threat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z While numerous loud threats were exchanged, and some halfhearted pushing and shoving went on, Ruby Archuleta lazed over to a grassy slope, sat down, and bemusedly smoked a cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything that disturbs mitosis is therefore a grave threat to the welfare of the organism affected and to its descendants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t need reminders or threats from you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z No shouts, no curses, no threats, no tottering footsteps. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Treating differences as a threat enables one society to dehumanize the other. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Until a few decades ago, bacteria were a genuine household threat, and although most of us survived them, we were always aware of the nearness of death. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But this period of hectic experiment was under threat: a religious storm was whipping up across the continent and music was in its path. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z With insults and threats they led her in to Colonel Garcia, whom she could recognize blindfolded by his habitual cruelty, even before he opened his mouth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, for one thing, and maybe we can discount this as no threat, there’s a lawyer,” Bookman said, leaning back again, taking his time now. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the markings here were strong: the challenger hunted this territory, and the threat in his scent was unmistakable. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm X steadily accused the Black Muslims as the source of the various attacks and threats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And maybe a tiny threat that if she doesn’t come back this second, I will ruin her. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z If you have to be “taught why” and you’re 16, then you’re never going to be anything but a threat or a curse to everyone around you, wrote another. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A flood of Gwystyl’s pleading and moaning followed, but the dwarf paid it no heed, and began to carry out his threat. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z But with the threat gone and his family arrived from Dresden, Tycho began to settle in at the castle, sending his eldest son back to Denmark to fetch four large observing instruments from Hveen. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It is impossible to tell the difference between idle threats and serious ones. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A local paper ran a front-page article about the incident, describing how poorly my students were treated, after which I received death threats. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As chairman of the Berkeley Physics Department, Raymond Birge was deeply sensitive to the threat Harvard’s offer posed to the University of California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When the Science Patrol encountered a threat they couldn’t handle on their own, Hayata would use an alien device called a Beta Capsule to transform into an alien superbeing known as Ultraman. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Amalgamation occurs instead in either of two ways: by merger under the threat of external force, or by actual conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And if any of the writers assembled on the ramp that day harbored any doubt that Ky Ebright was taking the Washington threat seriously, those doubts were put to rest directly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He can always tell when she’s lying by the tone of her voice, and he knows she’s accusing him of an actual threat she most certainly would report him for. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t find this out until after I started high school, that Dad had actually received death threats for making fun of characters from the Bible. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The Ottoman Empire was at its peak under Sulaiman and a serious threat to the eastern parts of Christian Europe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Architect, utility worker, maid: heart attack is the great leveler, and in those first fearful moments, three New Yorkers with little in common faced a single common threat. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘I do not know,’ answered Aragorn; ‘but a shadow and a threat has been growing in my sleep. It would be well to draw your sword.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And, of course, he was forbidden to teach math to prevent further threats to the sanctity of football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The government saw the campaign as a threat to its security and its policy of apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In California, people like us could even attend the beautiful schools that white people also attended without threats and ugliness. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “But Ms. Simon, doesn’t the very fact that racist and anti-Semitic words were used make it a threat?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I can't help, for a moment, comparing him with Gale, who would see that field as a potential source of food as well as a threat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The threat of a Doris whooping, through the hands of her firstborn. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But everything changes the day we face our next threat from the deep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The soldiers wave their guns above their heads and fire shots into the air to make sure we all understand their threats are real. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How could intelligent beings seek to control a few unwanted species by a method that contaminated the entire environment and brought the threat of disease and death even to their own kind? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There were many fistfights, a great deal of name-calling, and threats of duels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially Mr. Hermann Keufer, who rather likes his name and does not consider himself or his sauerkraut to be a threat to national security. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe Eric perceives Four as a potential threat to his position. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The threat of violence didn’t just come from law enforcement officers, marchers were told; waiting for them downtown were members of the Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I said we were dangerous to each other. That’s more a reminder than a threat.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted got wind of it from Harry Codman, who in addition to being his chief operating man in Chicago served as a kind of spy, keeping Olmsted abreast of all threats to Olmsted’s vision. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In a few places, however, the Neolithic balance between humans and nature was upset by a new threat, a threat posed not by nature but by people themselves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But Liam put a firm hand on my shoulder, effectively shutting down any chance I had of making good on my threat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps, I told myself, when the Communist party has grown up, when it can work without tactics of terror, threat, invective, intimidation, suspicion, I would go back . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Although there was still a threat of an Indian attack, Rondon believed this was their best chance to build two small canoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There were times—whenever, in fact, the Lord had shown His favor by working through her—when whatever Sister McCandless said sounded like a threat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “There is no group in the United States more able to carry out this threat than the Black Muslims,” he said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For the child, if a boy, would be Hamlet’s heir and a threat to Claudius as long as he lived. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For months the book was both a treat and a threat. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To address these perceived threats, an idea emerged that allowed the church to grant privileges to “Old Christians” and excluded anyone who converted from other religions. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The Dutch, whose economy was based on private profit, nevertheless understood that the unrestrained pursuit of profit posed a threat to the nation’s soul. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “People seem pretty excited about what you’ve done. There’s a lot of loose talk out in Mansfield. Do you think this represents a real threat?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For a man whose burning ambition was to win the presidency, the Senate’s criticism and threat was a bitter blow. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “She shouldn’t pose any threat or problem while she’s here,” Dorian said as calmly as he could. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m warning you!”When still the tree didn’t move, Cole grabbed at the lower branches, all the while cursing and muttering angry threats. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Pet heaved a sigh and pulled itself together, sheathing the threat it had been sending out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I have trespassed into his home, the way he slithered into mine last year, hissing threats with his bloody, rosy breath. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At one point there had been sixteen others, but some of them chose not to participate because of the threats of violence. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cub didn’t know the nature of the threat but he knew he was afraid and helpless. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Once she judged the cow two fields over not to be a threat, she cut her engines and glided to the foot of the mighty tree. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The mediocre American aircraft industry of the 1930s rose to preeminence because of the challenge of World War II. What would it take for the country to prevail against this latest threat? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Dominance, even the threat of it, is a form of dehumanization. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I can’t tell if his words are a caution or a threat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z One September afternoon, with the threat of a storm, he returned home earlier than usual. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I would hear inmates utter these exact words several times more in the upcoming months at Sing Sing, a threat disguised as advice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore’s voice carried no hint of a threat; it sounded like a mere statement, but Fudge bristled as though Dumbledore were advancing upon him with a wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But it did mean that the arguments became a part of the adventure, became discussions not threats. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But that threat wasn’t enough to keep me from wrapping my arms around myself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I have always found such liaisons a serious threat to the order in a house. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But First Wife turned out to be a living ghost, no threat to Second Wife, who had her strong spirit intact. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa said, “This is what we call above-board legal threats against our community that if we proceed to exercise our legal civil rights, they are going to punish us.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a low rumble, less than a snarl, the merest whisper of a threat, but he must have heard something, because he started to turn just as the wolf made its leap. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There is still very limited awareness of the nature of the threat. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When Grandma had been alive, she had, by nagging, shouting and threats, kept my father’s junkyard contained. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "My uncles pose no threat to me," he declared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I can feel the moment he gives in and gives up, pulling me to him despite the threat of the knife. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Instead, the counselor stated that Mr. Paine Underwood had made “significant though sometimes painful progress” in managing his temper, and that he presented “no immediate threat to himself, his family, or the innocent public.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The greater the threat from inside, the more you long for those waters, as if you’ve grown accustomed to the terrible tentacles that seek to draw you into their crushing embrace. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z How the Director tried to get me to cooperate, the times he hit me, his threats. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z No wonder Captain Smith is unafraid of these pale, weak gentlemen and their threats. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Tell you what, Kung Fu Theater. Why don’t I just call the cops right now. Let’s see how they feel about you waltzing into my store making threats.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We filed a motion opposing bail because he’d shown that he was a threat. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Charles opened his enormous eyes, as sign that he’d heard his sister’s threat, but otherwise didn’t look especially alerted. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Ali never caved to the pressure to reject Islam or to fight in Vietnam, even with the threat of jail time and a suspended boxing license. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Elsewhere on the continent, bloody wars, the threat of torture and the dampdown of liberties that accompanied the Counter-Reformation were making the choices composers made a matter of life and death. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This is the house of a man used to being followed and obeyed, a man who has enough people between him and the shambler threat to never feel fear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He lets out a long sigh, probably discarding more threats. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They were a threat, but they were also company. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Others might be fooled, but Helms assured listeners in January 1968 that his own finely pitched ear discerned in King’s voice “the crackle of anarchy and the threat of violence.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I do not see why he is a threat.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All his friends, woken up by this cry, leapt to their feet and ran towards the fence of tree trunks, beating drums and shouting threats at the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The playful romance we had sustained in the cave has disappeared out in the open, under the hot sun, with the threat of Cato looming over us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With that, everyone scattered, the Champions murmuring to their trainers about whatever competitor they deemed the biggest threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were supposed to go in first and secure the village and then we were to protect it overnight or until it was decided that the VC in the area weren’t a threat. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And in that statement, Matt realized, was an implied threat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Each a threat to the other and I remember the time I spilled bleach on a blue towel, dotting it forever. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “He kept it on me until somebody else got there. Like I was a threat. I wasn’t the one with the gun.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In a critical sense, the police officers whom Klinger describes performed better because their senses narrowed: that narrowing allowed them to focus on the threat in front of them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “They hunt for food, too, and eat berries. We’ll probably see one. Just back away and don’t look at them—I read that it’s a threat when you do that.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Usually Rachel threw underhanded and was no threat at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps he has not seen what I have seen,” she said, and there was menace in her voice and threat in the words. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z More out of shame than fear of Edmund’s threat, I did not go to Laertes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Eril-Fane had said the problem posed no danger to them, and he could ill imagine that the Tizerkane general would leave his city for so long if it were under threat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The morning has rolled into afternoon, afternoon into evening, evening into night, and I still haven’t heard anything from her, the threat she gave yesterday buried under what has come to pass. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z His proclamation was met with a deafening roar of shouted threats, insults, and colorful profanity. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps because of threats on his life, Davis changed his address frequently and refused to be photographed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are they still a threat? Muriel said she was in contact with them.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As for the phone calls, no one knows if they were simply idle bomb threats with eerie timing or if they were true warnings from someone on the inside. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’ve told no one about the threat, choosing instead to take the policewoman’s advice and forget about him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He could feel the threat of rain in the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We set out for the audition on an overcast January morning heavy with the threat of snow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Now they were hooting “Banzai1.,” jeering threats at the MPs and singing songs in Japanese. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Because these small amounts of pesticides are cumulatively stored and only slowly excreted, the threat of chronic poisoning and degenerative changes of the liver and other organs is very real. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It sheds warmth and light upon us without any threat of consequence. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was hard for me to keep my mind off Dad and the scene-shop foreman’s threats. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if I get in trouble—” I start, then stop, because I’ve never been too good at coming up with threats. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z If I had not loosed, he would have seen my threats were empty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had two male guards with her, armed to the teeth with an assortment of curved Eyllwe daggers and swords, both of them studying Chaol and Celaena closely—weighing the threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nigel was big and strong and not one to make idle threats. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I hope he understands that while it started out as a threat, it’s since transformed into a promise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z If he thought you were jacking with him, he didn’t go grumbling back to the huddle making empty threats about re-venge. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Such was the vehemence with which he made the threat that the president of the republic canceled his trip at the last moment and sent the decoration with a personal representative. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ultimately, he decides that the threat outside our home is more imminent than Jacqui, who clearly will not part with my gun—so my father doesn’t ask how she got it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Were these new threats because of what Sumac had done to his nose? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The dog read it as a threat and lunged at Jordan. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z As a naughty child, I was well versed in Xhosa threats. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The duke was ambitious, but certainly not a threat to the castle or its inhabitants. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I snort, because it’s an empty threat and we both know it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Still the robber pulled, now shouting curses and threats with every breath. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z This complicity is perfectly understandable, for the threat posed by crime—particularly violent crime—is real, not imagined. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Before the rubble of the last war had even been cleared, Stalin feared that a new and ominous threat to Soviet security lay at Russia's doorstep. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over, his whole face a threat that could have smothered me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You either see it or you don’t” The words were beginning to feel like a threat. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The legend that the herbicides are toxic only to plants and so pose no threat to animal life has been widely disseminated, but unfortunately it is not true. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even if he did think she was a perverted psychopath who wrote herself badly punctuated threats. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z At the beginning of the Renaissance, it was not obvious that zero would pose a threat to the church. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The threat to oysters and clams is multiple. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Yet, as we shall see, the invasion of streams, ponds, rivers, and bays by pesticides is now a threat to both recreational and commercial fishing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Yankees were the foreign threat a century ago; today it was the Communists. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I looked at their round eyes, wet and watching but not nervous enough for the threat of a human. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z One plague victim isn’t much of a threat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Walter’s case taught me that fear and anger are a threat to justice; they can infect a community, a state, or a nation and make us blind, irrational, and dangerous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He even paid us the same pittance he usually did, despite his threats. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Demented and powerless, the aged being could only weep and mumble in fear and pain and misery, and he shrank away from what seemed like yet another threat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And he probably wondered whether other guests in the box were the type who would pose a threat to his plans. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Kraków was spared the destructive bombardments that targeted Warsaw and other cities; even without the threat of bombs, there was terror on the streets. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The only other way I ever saw an inmate get to Marcy was by making a credible threat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If it decides that there is no threat, it will turn away, feeling that its point has been made. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Onto a ship. They chased him off the shore. And here’s this: He threats manumission for all loyal slaves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In early July he persuaded Albert Einstein to put his name to a letter alerting the president of the United States to the threat. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was quite safe; the oddly garbed animal posed no threat to his authority as bailiff of this stretch of water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No one’s thrilled with the idea of me going off alone, but the threat of dehydration hangs over us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But once it became clear that the regents would enforce the oath with the threat of dismissal, he decided that continuing to serve at Berkeley was impossible. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He thought for a moment that McLaggen might punch him, but he contented himself with an ugly grimace and stormed away, growling what sounded like threats to thin air. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Hearing a threat in his own language, Slats trots off. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If there were a threat to Redwall from outside it must be dealt with. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "Nothing's more like to bring a Lannister running than a threat to his gold." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Jinjoo had been more frightened of that threat than any beating she could have gotten. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z That meant he could save his five remaining bullets for serious security threats, though he didn’t want a repeat of the nerve- rattling fiasco with the field mouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But all eleven witnesses say he was shot in the back, which means he didn’t pose a threat to anyone. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A horn of mead was never far from his hand, so the spittle he sprayed when making threats was sweet with honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Certainly it was the emptiest of his threats, for he was nothing if not a provider and a bulwark. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Jeremiah could play both offense and defense equally well, just as he could kick the ball equally well with his left and his right foot, making him a threat on corner kicks from either side. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It would be a small meeting, for of the twenty-two original members many had already left town to get away from the threat of arrest by the British. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing made Ophie deeply nervous, like a thunderstorm that rolled in too fast, the threat of a tornado swirling in its dark clouds. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Fat Cheeks, who was lounging nearby, rose to his feet and roared a counter threat: I am the chief here! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Merciless disease, wild beasts, and Indian attacks were a constant threat. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Without the threat of death hanging over us, we finally have the luxury to melt into the music. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This was tantamount to a threat to throttle Livermore at birth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Countless refugees returned from India, greeted, we learned, by unemployment and the threat of famine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They said the threat of violence due to integration was not sufficient for the governor to have called out troops. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The threat of being outdoors surfaced frequently in those days. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind roused itself, pushing against her softly, a whispered threat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Then, the groups may begin to emphasize the differences and frame them as a threat. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Very. To his enemies. But he’s not a threat to Camp Jupiter. You can trust him.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And always there was the threat of Amon Goeth and his dogs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He made good on his threat and doubled the number of men working on the building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The few times I’d wished I could walk in one direction for as long as I wanted, the threat of those rattlesnakes deterred me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought he heard the undertone of a threat, like: unless you want to get a Stygian sword up your nose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But the Justice Department warned of a possible plot on his life, one of several death threats he had received. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers around him stood closer, barking admonitions and threats back at him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Is he a threat to us, this Envoy?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Seeing my expression, he added, not unkindly, “You didn’t really think they let any of the kids like us live, did you? Not Oranges. Yellows, yes, because their threat can be contained, but not Oranges.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And the threats from the militants to stop associating with white people hadn’t ceased. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was in me this time none of that naked terror I had felt when I had seen the soldiers, for these strange creatures were moving slowly, silendy, with no suggestion of threat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob had been caught by the white death, the threat of which hung over every male black in the South. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention the threat of radiation outside—though Alec thinks it’s finally dwindling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I knew I had to get it done, but my thoughts wandered to the email, Elle, Stephanie swapping spit with Erin, Will’s threats. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You already know Arawn’s threat has been turned aside. He may strike again, how or when no man can guess. But for the moment there is little fear.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I called and called and called, and he ignored me, he didn’t even respond to the threats I made—I’d go to the house, I’d talk to his wife. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Although his threat is loud in my head, it’s not nearly as loud as what Kenya said that day in the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The relief to be there, surrounded by friends, away from the hostility and the threats of the bullies and castraters, was so great that we were suddenly filled with exhaustion. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember what I said, Miss Amin. I see everything. I will keep this camp safe. You can rest assured of that,” he says, then walks away, threats lingering in the dust of his wake. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He delivered the bad news when needed and administered a strict, no-nonsense form of discipline that mainly worked by keeping students so in fear of the threat of getting in trouble that they behaved. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “The FBI came to David’s graduation because there were so many threats made against Ernest Green. The FBI!” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "Unless he mast leave Harrenhal," she said, "to face some other threat." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I shivered when I envisioned the hate-filled Klan on the loose, posing a real threat against the nation’s homes, churches, and neighborhoods. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After ignoring the students for two hours, the manager closed Woolworth’s, citing a telephoned bomb threat. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Tison testified that he feared for his life, citing 27 years of law enforcement experience in support of his ability to detect a genuine threat. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They burrowed under the sand and lay in wait, for years even, for prey to happen along, and they were only a threat if you had the poor fortune of walking over one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Investigators were dispatched to the man’s home in Virginia, and it was eventually determined that he didn’t pose a “real threat.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This provoked Tate, who unleashed a torrent of racial slurs and threats. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No energy was wasted on bravado or idle threats. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t want you going somewhere where people might look at you and see a threat. Here, we’re just like everybody else.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The Colonel warned us about the police threat, told us not to worry. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t think much of Bob’s brother, even without the rip-him-to-pieces threat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He walked past me like I was no threat at all and stood by the window. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Simulations aren’t real; they pose no real threat to me, so logically, I shouldn’t be afraid of them, but my reaction is visceral. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Charges against Oldham's imperious rule ranged widely, from unfair administrative procedures to threats and intimidation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Who were these strangers and what nature of threat did they pose? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We were also at war with Russia, It was called a Cold War, because it wasn't a fighting war, but one made up of words and deeds and threats of bad things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The threat of violence was as palpable as the deepening cold of autumn. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then there is the threat of the drug tests, hanging over me like a fast- approaching SAT. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were tall, strong girls who weren’t the least bit intimidated by Chuck Muckle’s blustery threats. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And further still, endlessly remote and yet a present threat, there was a tiny tongue of flame. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “This is an infectious threat of major consequences.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With Japan posing a growing threat in the Pacific, the United States couldn’t afford to have that happen again. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Facing the threat of starvation, thirst, and murderous soldiers, I looked upon our long walk as a sort of grim game. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he knew what sort of threat Nehemia posed; but why bring her to the castle? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “No no no ...” The sudden threat of the draccus brought me back into focus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But this time the Osage viewed it as a threat to their underground reservation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I became skilled in ignoring these cosmic threats and developed a callousness toward all metaphysical preachments. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The beatings grew less frequent, and became mainly a threat, a horror to which he could be sent back at any moment when his answers were unsatisfactory. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z So if he sees a threat to that, he has to move agin it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But for as much of an emotional escape that reading provided, it couldn’t protect her from the physical threats. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “And signal to Zero that he’s won? No. If his entire plan is just a threat against me, then I’ll be relieved.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I remembered the death threats hanging over me like Shylock’s knife hanging over Antonio’s chest. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The politics of respectability made sense to many black reformers during the Jim Crow era, since African Americans had no vote, could not change policy, and lived under the constant threat of the Klan. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But then I decided against it, remembering Uncle C’s threat against anyone who even looked at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z ‘Three times is a threat. They feel us here, they feel the Precious. The Precious is their master. We cannot go any further this way, no. It’s no use, no use!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Two days later I was sitting in the admin building lobby with the threat of being expelled under charges of assault and battery and arson. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z This animal was not the man-eater, but so close to human habitation she might pose a threat to the villagers, especially as she was with cub. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We’re all sorry for each other. Somebody decided they didn’t like us. We were a threat, a danger. A menace.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Even now, as I scrutinize the components of the confrontation—the threat, the denial, the lecture, the apology—it is difficult to relate them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He wanted it to be morning, wanted to be done with the threat of dreams for at least a few hours. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Thence it turned, smiting the Vale of Anduin with hail and lightning, and casting its shadow upon Minas Tirith with threat of war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As strange as Logan County was, as often as its residents dealt with odd threats and weird occurrences and mysterious happenings, it wasn’t all bad. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When she wrestles to get free, he knocks her onto the grass and pins her there, trying to force her ring back on her finger, alternately murmuring entreaties and spitting threats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But I felt I must remain a while longer, until the bullies had a chance to carry out their threats against me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have beaten him until Rashid was no longer a threat. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Instinct, deeper than memory, taught him to recognize challenge and threat. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I bite my lip and follow, trying to ignore his threat and instead focus on Sana’s tattoo. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The horse, however, took no notice of this threat. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It was a hollow threat, but it angered me all the same. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed that Russian manipulation of tournaments had become a great deal more “open,” or apparent, presumably in response to his threat of domination. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The green eyes of the black cat glowed and its snarl was something out of the jungle, the threat of a panther. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The Godslayer had always been a threat to them—the greatest threat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Goddard must see Faraday as a threat; attacking Rowan and Citra was a warning shot. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Traditionally, the greatest perceived threat was sexual—the threat of intermarriage and race mixing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you say King made a veiled threat against Starr because of her interview?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I ran to help her, but the serpent had already zeroed in on the new threat Even with only one eye, its glare was enough to paralyze two chariot drivers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She’d probably ship me to Mexico—one of her favorite threats—as if that would solve any of my problems. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I ignored her, so she started making threats again—she was going to come to the house, that sort of thing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Blacks who tried to register faced threats, harassment and loss of their jobs. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z For an example of a trivial sense, suppose the defenders of Ptolemaic astronomy had responded to the threat posed by Copernicanism by simply renaming the sun ‘the earth’, and the earth ‘the sun’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Just calm down there, Toad,” Alec said, the threat clear in his voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Was Snowden a hero for blowing the whistle on a perilous threat to the basic liberties guaranteed to all Americans? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But this brought the threat too close to home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I never thought being in seventh grade would mean so many death threats. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And it was almost a little satisfying, the imperfection, the threat of rain. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z These migrants are a threat to the security of our children and families, they said. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I became aware, listening to them, that I was not their only threat. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She went quiet for a moment, face pinched with frustration, as if she were deciding how best to dispose of my body once she’d followed through on her threats. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I thought back to my own childhood and my own neighborhood, and how the word “ghetto” got thrown around like a threat. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He ignored his threat to begin at zero if anyone did that and made do with berating them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, the dog was no threat at all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Merger under the threat of external force is well illustrated by the formation of the Cherokee Indian confederation in the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Sammy Wertzberger received two death threats before eight o’clock in the morning and before his parents took the phone off the hook. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The tears are more than a threat now. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Muhammad grabs my camera and keeps it away from me, via his typical flatulence threats, while he scrolls through my pictures. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He sensed no threat, but he was uncertain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He announced that the national threat level, which had been jacked up to orange around the joyless first anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, was being dropped. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His eyes seemed to hold me with a mixture of threats and appeal. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooper wasn't like Crawford, the things he did were different, his threats were in many ways worse. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Lynds’s prisoners, under threat of the lash, put up temporary barracks, a cookhouse, and carpenter’s and blacksmith’s shops and started filling in shoreline for the prison yard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The loud is a different kind of loud, because swamp loud is just curiosity, creachers figuring out who you are and if yer a threat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Undeterred and unchastened by the 1957 showdown in Little Rock, the Byrd Machine’s Massive Resistance movement made good on its threat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I guess with my arm like this, they don’t see me as much of a threat. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The threat followed me, or maybe it was burned into my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Up until this point I had been able to brush off the online negativity as mere Internet nonsense, but this latest threat made it all too real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Perhaps she believes that acting the part of the livid parent will make the consequences less severe for me, show that I was merely being a ridiculous child, that I’m not a threat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The common version of leadership that bound this distinguished constellation together was a keen appreciation of the political threat that any direct consideration of slavery represented in the still-fragile American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There being no immediate threat, my breath slowed down, my heart stopped knocking about in my chest, and I began to regain my senses. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The crowd scatters, everyone running in terror from the threat of bullets, and I try to see who, if anyone, was shot, but the rush of bodies is too intense. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Soon I read in the various newspapers that rumors were being heard of threats on Malcolm X’s life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He began questioning her and “for a long time she was proof against every threat and persuasion to discover the author.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The foreman and bricklayer grunted threats and stepped forward. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z In the grand scheme of the country’s blind, grasping fight against threats seen and unseen, there would be mistakes made. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Adrenaline courses through me, wiping all the concerns of the day from my mind as I focus on the immediate threat before me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly began backing up his threats by waving a bone-handled switchblade knife in the air. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The reports that carry subtle threats and hint at revolution? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z No, he must defend King's Landing, Stannis was the greatest threat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nothing challenged the totality of my personality so much as this pressure of hate and threat that stemmed from the invisible whites. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Above all, the life of a hunter carries with it the threat of deprivation and death by starvation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there were hazards on the way—Dakota war parties, hunger, the threat of winter’s dire weather. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Probably a few threats, too, truth be told. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Moreover, the threat of violence often deterred blacks from pressing legitimate claims, making the “civil rights” of former slaves largely illusory—existing on paper but rarely to be found in real life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The urgency making my heart race depends on one thing, and one thing only: the threat to my life. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But gradually, due largely to threats of dismissal from jobs, the need for money to survive and intimidation and beatings by the police, many black men and women returned to work. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z You couldn't trust anyone in Kabul anymore—for a fee or under threat, people told on each other, neighbor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She traded with Sherm Russo, who sat to her left, and watched his eyes go straight to the Martian with the red circle around it and the teacher’s threat about taking off points. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z What could Daniel Ellsberg possibly have done to provoke such wrath—to be seen as such a threat? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z How reckless and foolish Hamlet was to make this threat, if he knew that Claudius listened! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He wanted me out because he saw me as a threat to them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then he asked his way civilly enough, and I told him where the gate of the empty house was; he went away, followed by threats and curses and revilings from our man. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It isn’t a question of faithfulness to your own concepts; it is a matter of compromise so that you can remain an individual without the constant threat of conventional pressures. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But I just couldn’t tell her the whole truth about the ticket and Mr. Spizz and his threat to have Dad’s runway closed down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Skirt around the edges of the garden. Go up the mountain. As long as I am a bigger threat, he should ignore thee.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He made no move to elevate himself, indicating that he meant no threat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Malala describes how the Taliban marred the walls of her father’s school with threats because he allowed girls to attend. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Both my mom and dad were extremely shaken by the death threat, even though it had amounted to nothing in the end. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The phone started to ring nonstop with calls from angry strangers spewing hatred and threats. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She sensed that what her aunt spoke of as love was something else—a bribe, a threat, an indecent will to power. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He stopped maybe an inch away, and as I jumped reflexively backward, the two of them dissolved into laughter and strolled off down the gallery. 102.10,1 thought, threats to an officer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with the threat of violence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z America will unite to respond courageously to the threat now facing us in the Pacific. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z That's where the real clues were buried, among the veiled threats and pompous promises, the slogans and silliness in that hodgepodge of a will. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “You felt some—but just a shadow of what it can be. Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy. The best we get is pleasantness.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Maybe the flagpole could be a plan B when there isn’t the threat of storms, because avoiding tall metal poles is actually a good rule of thumb when lightning may be in the picture.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My eyes rove the shadows, seeking out threats, a habit from my years as a Fiver. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Hazel was still seething from his blackmail threats earlier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He got back in the car, his throat constricted with the threat of tears. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Gum Baby managed to scramble back up to her perch on my shoulder, where she whispered other gruesome threats in my ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Damnit, Dana...What’s the good of sitting here trading threats? I don’t believe you want to hurt me any more than I want to hurt you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But it had never occurred to me that anyone could make such a threat and mean it literally as Weylin meant it now. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Patton continued, “All of us have heard about the recent possible threats from the Klan. Are you afraid?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I find the whole thing bizarre because I can’t imagine anyone raised in District 13 being a threat the government would have to guard against. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The fear is unrelated to the threat to his life. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Just the threat, right? Joey didn’t, you know, actually...terminate...Zed?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Nixon saw this as a grave threat to American prestige—and to his own. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This all flashes through my head in an instant as President Snow’s eyes bore into me on the heels of his threat to kill Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought you had best know, indeed ... as if Cersei had not instructed him to pass along her father's threats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “A group of local citizens who love libraries and consider Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello to be a threat to all that we hold dear.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Her stormy grey eyes scanned the surroundings, alert for any threat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Adam was alarmed at the hint of threat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Outraged, Fabyan showered them with his usual mix of threats and false promises. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But one lone dog didn’t seem to be much of a threat. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I speak under the threat of mob-rule and have no desire to intensify the already existing hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The intense rage of the arresting officers and the racist taunts and threats from uniformed police officers who did not know him were shocking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The fire ant was pictured as a serious threat to southern agriculture through destruction of crops and to wildlife because of attacks on the young of ground-nesting birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Cell phone industry officials said that the fact traffic deaths hadn’t soared meant that distraction from electronic gadgets was being overblown as a threat. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It is human nature to shrug off what may seem to us a vague threat of future disaster. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Jon persuaded some, cajoled some, shamed the others, made threats where threats were required. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With the mothers close on my heels, shouting their threats, the twisted maze of the hallway seemed even more menacing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had felt no sign or threat of its lurking presence since he wakened in the tower. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Their achievements were responses to threats of physical extinction. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee had several recommendations to reduce the threat posed by such terrorists. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He’s under constant threat of ruin through the loss of his animals. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Where, Harry wondered, was Malfoy now, and what was Voldemort making him do under threat of killing him and his parents? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Were strangers. For some, strangers are threats, and they look at us accordingly. Pay it no mind.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The threat was gone, but it was all I could do to keep my teeth from chattering. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The whole neighborhood had heard their swearing and their threats. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This was no threat, since the only choice would have been, we thought, Mami’s speedy return from New York. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Shemira, the act of guarding our dead, was one of our oldest burial traditions, dating back to the days when desecration and vermin were true threats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For reasons I’ll never understand, the conservative media was treating my paper as if it were some secret black-power manifesto, a threat that had been unburied. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The first message he received from the government was a threat to shoot Colonel Gerineldo Márquez within forty-eight hours if he did not withdraw with his forces to the eastern frontier. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The Titan grinned, which probably would not have been Annabeth’s reaction to a threat of eternal agony. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Du Barry's threats still ring in my ears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They had tried concessions; they had tried threats. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Tom said she was being reasonable, she didn’t seem drunk, she wasn’t hysterical, she didn’t make threats or beg him to go back to her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The United States of America has been Balkanized, has been divided into twenty petty nations so that it will never again be a threat to world peace. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, it seemed that they were always around, a constant threat, ruining whatever private moments he and Linda had tried to salvage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were Nine Riders at the water’s edge below, and Frodo’s spirit quailed before the threat of their uplifted faces. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I therefore was careful never to travel alone, to always keep in the open, to curtail my trips to the ranch and to do everything not to give them reason to carry out their threats. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Defendants are typically denied meaningful legal representation, pressured by the threat of lengthy sentences into a plea bargain, and then placed under formal control—in prison or jail, on probation or parole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We felt strongly the need to establish friendship as a buffer against the invisible threat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about the threat of a Soviet takeover?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The threat of a new, more destructive conflict weighed heavily on him. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They were too weak to be a threat, too many to be easy prey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s a command and a threat, all at once. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As the threats of violence continued, Mom’s parents started to fear for her safety. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to be chased out of my city by a vague threat,” he replies. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Britain and France were strong enough to stand in Hitler’s way—but they caved in to his threats, hoping to preserve peace in Europe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My father looks from the gun, to Jacqui, to me, calculating how this unthinkable thing happened—and perhaps assessing Jacqui’s threat level. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Officers leered at the naked women and made crude comments and suggestive threats. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some species are nervous, fast, and programmed for instant flight when they perceive a threat. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The thing that was written on the paper might be a threat, a summons, an order to commit suicide, a trap of some description. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Extra police were sent to guard him against several threats on his life. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I did not know whether Luthuli was bluffing or not, but his threat frightened me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Against threats of violence, the children marched peacefully down the streets of Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “They will see the bird as a threat. Does this not make him a threat?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I expected something else, a direct threat, perhaps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Hamilton also took note of the implicit secessionist threat contained in Virginia's statement. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He forces us to work with the threat of whipping if we refuse. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The extreme cold increased the threat of fire. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There were no threats, no vows of revenge, just a silent tension between them that made Jensen take special precautions. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After the carriage left and dishes were washed and Lady Seymour was sound asleep, I started my free day, still trembling from Madam’s threat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other, increased advocacy is required in order to justify music’s existence and terms of benefits to the child amidst the threat of constant budget cuts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Remember last year, when there were those bomb threats at Central?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of anonymous threats, the justice of the peace was forced to stop convening inquests into the latest murders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I nod and dry my hands on the dish towel, but even the Doctorita’s threats can’t wipe the smile off my face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not a grown woman, not a threat. A child. Do you know how I felt when I was told that two grown men manhandled my child?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The Spaniards counteracted this threat by inventing a pretext to seize the tlatoani in his own palace, making him first their captive and then their puppet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He waved it around and shouted all sorts of threats that he could do a lot of awful things to my face with it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We call her Juno Moneta. Juno the Warner. She appears in times of crisis, to counsel Rome about great threats.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z First came the white newspapers—feature writers and columnists: “Alarming” . . . “hate-messengers” . . . “threat to the good relations between the races” . . . “black segregationists” . . . “black supremacists,” and the like. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they were fighting for their pride and against the threat of getting demoted to a lower division for next season. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “If your immediate answer isn’t Coin, then you’re a threat. You’re the face of the rebellion. You may have more influence than any other single person. Outwardly, the most you’ve ever done is tolerated her. ” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It helps us form networks, understand sources of opportunity or threat, create alliances, fight enemies. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was so bright and cheerful, it raised his spirits in spite of Rosa’s dire threats. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten days after our birth, despite the winter wind and a threat of being iced in, my mother took Caroline on the ferry to the hospital in Crisfield. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They ignored the threats and jeers from the BladeGuard officers who insisted that they needed to get through. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Let him think that there was no real threat from me, not until he was flat down on the ground, unable to even remember his own name. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This made him angry and he fell into threats. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His chest had been puffed out in threat as he shut the door hard against her. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Drug use, once considered a private, public-health matter, was reframed through political rhetoric and media imagery as a grave threat to the national order. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was because of such threats, I said, that it was absolutely critical to set up a transitional government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Dorian would now see why she was such a threat to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Cloke, however, presented little or nothing in the way of physical threat and besides, he had problems enough of his own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The only offering in front of Sima was the drain and the threat of a little river of blood winding its way across the floor toward it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Perhaps she wasn’t sure she could follow through on the threat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Above all, Lourdes and her father continue to denounce the Communist threat to America. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z All these different crews had been posting threats toward one another. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And then, at the end, how, regardless of all the threats, I just didn’t think I was worth the sacrifices he was making for me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The Ptolemies paid Rome to protect them from uprisings by native Egyptians and occasional threats from tribes to the east. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z There had lately been a lot of tension around the house because of Black Legion threats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I could end this threat right here by taking down Kronos. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Very well, then,” said Bernard; and it was almost a threat. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the threat of his followers, people were terrified. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He yelled and shook his fists and with his very threats forced her across the cluttered room until she collided with one of the steel bed frames and fell back onto a mattress. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After revealing the many death threats, he explained that as the leader of the Klan he had for years tried to help white parents and students with school-related problems. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z From where I’m standing, sister, it’s hard to fathom the threat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The first duty of the Kingsguard was to defend the king from harm or threat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From the looks of it, IOI had been illegally eavesdropping on most of the world’s Internet traffic in an attempt to locate and identify the handful of gunters they considered to be a threat. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The state was arming itself not for an external threat but an internal one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Besides the cop, I’m the only person who was there. And you’ve seen stuff like this. It ends up on national news. People get death threats, cops target them, all kinds of stuff.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Kennedy's ability to outmaneuver Khrushchev, and to assess the threat at America's doorstep, depended on the flow of secret intelligence passed to Janet Chisholm in a Moscow park. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We ran for the rocks, ignoring the curses and threats of Atlas as we passed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With its raucous sounds and smells of sweat and threat, B-block virtually seethed with testosterone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There, the mere threat of hiring blacks was usually enough to keep mill hands in line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Putting Percy in the Fifth would make him less of a threat, and Octavian liked to keep all his enemies in one place. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was also receiving daily written intelligence briefings, suddenly privy to the nation’s heavier secrets—the classified threats, quiet alliances, and covert operations about which the public remained largely unaware. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I thought at first that there might be a death threat, but either I'm getting used to them or that wasn’t what was there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The other mode of formation of complex societies, besides merger under threat of external force, is merger by conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The nice thing about the finished ticket was that it all sounded worse than it was, containing words such as assault, unhygienic act, threats, etc. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His ultimate aspiration was to be president of the United States, which meant his approach to solving the threat would require precision and shrewd calculation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Finally seeing that Otto was no threat, the man lowered the rifle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He told them news of the war threat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Attendants get training in hand-to-hand combat because the dead ain't the only threat to young ladies of good breeding. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to say anything that could be interpreted as a threat to a cop. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m used to life changing in the flicker of an instant, but the Tap-Out has left every single moment a threat. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I was astonished to see how our leaders treated him only as a threat to their power, inciting mistrust by playing on backward, anti-intellectual ideas about race and class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The camel driver, though, seemed not to be very concerned with the threat of war. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m sure it will be very peaceful when we are all either dead or cowering in submission under the threat of mind control or stuck in an endless simulation.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But the looming threat of possible injury and perhaps even death did tend to focus his mind on the downside of his swashbuckling style. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Where had that come from, the false bravado, the easy resort to threats? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She viewed ethnic cleansing, famine and genocide as direct threats to her furniture. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no threat in the present—I am in control of the body, and as long as I am in control of the body, I will not allow it to hurt itself. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Tension hung in the air, a continual threat, even though you could not put your finger on it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The pendant swung by its chain in her fist, sparkling red in the firelight Tally focused all her doubts on it all her fear of discovery, her terror at Dr. Cable’s threats. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then she could move her left arm away from the nest and go beyond the place where the gull would see her as a threat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “What would you do if you faced a grave threat, Miss Nebraska?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Now that it looked as though the threats were really to be fulfilled, Bernard was appalled. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Well, it’s kinda been chaos on my end, what with the death threats and frantic mother.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Something in my voice must have come out as a threat. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z All day, he had been learning that it was not so much the physical things, or the threat of physical difficulties, that frightened him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z This did, I must admit, make me a little concerned for a time that she was serious about her threat. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Except I didn’t get to finish it and don’t remember the threat. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “If he isn’t your friend, how do you happen to know' him so well?” he asked, laughing to soften the hard threat of his question. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We interpreted this as an effort by the authorities to put us out of business, and occupied our premises illegally, with threats of eviction constantly hanging over our heads. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That the threat had been negotiated neatly downward did not appear to diminish its power. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But my grandparents feared that the threats would continue. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The tone of disapproval in my voice hung in the air of the classroom like a threat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It wasn't long after that when the bomb threats started. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z To keep blacks “in their place,” Klan tactics ranged from stealing black farmers’ horses, to threats of violence, to floggings, to outright murder. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Olyvar Frey offered it up hilt first, and her son drew the blade and laid it bare across his knees, a threat plain for all to see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Always the volunteers faced the looming threat of violence from white vigilantes determined to put an end to “race-mixing.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because she will not think we are a threat. We are three humans with a tiny little dagger.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “If you all don’t start eating this supper, I’m gonna”— Trotter stopped, fishing around for a proper threat. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Whether he’s still a threat to innocent doors remains to be seen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And if they ever carry out this terrible threat, the meager handful of Jews still left in Holland will have to go. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I’m worried he’s doing something far worse than that. I refuse to halt the games just to bow to a hacker’s threat—but the safety of our audience isn’t something I want to compromise.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even the storm waves and the threat of being thrown overboard couldn’t scare off our thirst. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Even harder was the threat, or the confusion of feeling contradictory things. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For instance, the Fertile Crescent, China, and Europe differed in their exposure to the perennial threat of barbarian invasions by horse-mounted pastoral nomads of Central Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The threat of rebellion spread as the Liberty Boys and other Patriot groups gained followers. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So profoundly responsive a chord had the tale struck in me that the threats of my mother and grandmother had no effect whatsoever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was turning colder and the air was heavy with the threat of rain, but the kind of rain that on cool mornings is bled out of the unsubstantial flesh of the fog. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still involved with the legal system and was always under the threat of being institutionalized again if somebody bothered to check on him. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z What threat could he pose to a big man like you? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Those three savage girls might make good their threat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess he and the other Klan members planted the church bomb to explode on that Sunday as a threat to stop us from integrating the public all-white schools in Birmingham.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped to his feet and held his Transvice at the ready, without overtly showing it as a threat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Since the unveiling of the bill, there had been phone calls and mail and huge editorials about invasion of privacy and people’s differing definitions of what a “threat” to society actually was. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A feeling of fear had been growing on him all day, and he was unable to rest or go to bed: there was a brooding threat in the breathless night-air. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In what seems the height of absurdity, the “threat of infestation of the New York City metropolitan area” has been cited as an important justification of the program. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Initial allegiances shifted as the war went on, but in the end, all six of the Iroquois nations were seen as a threat to the separatists. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Because I pose no threat. I'm a dork.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The words meant nothing but the threat was clear. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She was not in pain, not yet, but she was retreating before its threat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A single spy-defector had opened Americans' eyes to the new threat to their way of life. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the minds of Shaker students, however, Toothpick Day would acquire the status of legend, and in future years, during Senior Prank Week, toothpicks were banned from the school by threat of detention. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The troll is all sharp teeth and mild threat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My wife, Margot, who knew nothing about the threat received by the librarian, stopped me as I was about to sit down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Placing a bomb anywhere in Dothan, even in a poor section of town, posed a different kind of threat than “typical” domestic violence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was as though I was continuously reacting to the threat of some natural force whose hostile behavior could not be predicted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nazis warned that the Jews were a threat to Germany and to world peace. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The attorney and guardian Comstock, who White no longer doubted was helping investigators by persuading witnesses to talk, had begun to receive threats to his life. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I might have claimed it was to soothe her, but really, it was so I didn’t have to think about lynchings and death threats and robes in the closet. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they are not raising identical chickens or cows in giant, crowded sheds, a single illness doesn’t represent a threat to them. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The London Times of Great Britain pointed out the folly of the United States in the face of serious international threats. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Though some thought his fears were imaginary, he responded to physical threats just as he did threats on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mama got nothing but threats and abuse for her attempts to comfort him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is he the threat in the House of Hades?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Once a man sat down on the ice and decided not to continue, it would require force or threats of violence to get him moving again. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Even though Hilly would never come to this part of town, she is a threat to us all now and I feel like her eyes are everywhere. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had an elongated dimple on his chin, which only served to underline the threat of a lurking manic violence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like it’s their fault, but I can see how, when people feel a threat to their lives, they’ll exercise any option they have. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "My name is Ms. Pagett, and it's not a threat. It's a promise." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Shaped through long eons of evolution, our genes not only make us what we are, but hold in their minute beings the future — be it one of promise or threat. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Papa made this threat at least once a day, that the bat would come and visit one of us. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I think he knew the Bureau wouldn’t take his threats seriously because he’s locked away,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It had been more than three years since the arrests, but when Tate and the other officers started making threats of lynching, Walter was terrified. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But the death threats were repeated every day, along with new and colorful descriptions of what would happen if the cream puffs didn’t appear. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Around the time that Shin and Park were formulating their escape plan, the North Korean government concluded that the border had become far too porous and posed a threat to internal security. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Whatever he said, it didn’t sound like he was the least bit worried by my father’s threat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Frankly, I think Belgium is more concerned about the threat of an African takeover,” he said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Defendants are typically denied meaningful legal representation, pressured by the threat of a lengthy sentence into a plea bargain, and then placed under formal control—in prison or jail, on probation or parole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Screaming like that meant you had been broken, completely shattered and crushed, and there was no way you were a threat after that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Their blood is a threat, a warning, a promise. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z The Capitol, like 13 during the Dark Days, finds itself completely cut off from outside help as it holds the threat of nuclear attack over its enemies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But it was a hollow threat and they both knew it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Rodes had come in right on the Union flank; the blue troops were turning to meet a new threat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The threat of persecution and deportation if found, and the fact that Alexandra was being demolished, did not stop this stream of forced migration. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In response to this new and much more powerful threat from the state, the ANC embarked on an unaccustomed and historic path. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I got so tired of her threats and complaints that I sucked it up and gave in. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Lack of self-respect don’t make him less of a threat.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "You girls are going to drive me crazy!" the mother said, but the girls had gotten used to the mother's rhetorical threats. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He’s not just saying that our attention allows us to survive—say, by being able to attend to a threat or perceive an opportunity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z With one stroke, Euron had turned a rival into a supporter, secured the isles in his absence, and removed Asha as a threat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All their bellering and snorting and dust pawing sounded like a threat to him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He flattened his ears to show he meant no threat, but that he would not leave. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After that moment, I was clearly seen as a threat to Mariel’s chances of making the Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Matt felt that old thrill of terror, as though he were still a small boy and she his jailer, but this woman posed no threat at all. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But—if there was a threat like that, then not only her life was at risk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Maybe concealing the threats gives them a bit of solace, the belief that they are still able to shield me from a few of the horrors of the world. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z While the Mark I was still undergoing this shakedown procedure, Lawrence spent his time soothing official doubts about the MTA by citing the continuing threat of a shortage of fissile material. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But that, as he now realized, was because he had not taken the threats quite seriously; he had not believed that, when it came to the point, the D.H.C. would ever do anything. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The Soviet Union announced on August 31, 1961, that it would resume atmospheric testing and made good on the threat the very next day. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He kept saying that the press was making light of his statements about the threats on his life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was briefed from time to time by the Secret Service on the more serious threats that came in and understood that there were people capable of being stirred. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By the time the competition realized the threat—usually when Bien fired a perfect cross or let loose with a bicycle kick—it was often too late to react. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “We’ve just had word of a new threat,” she announced, giving me an appreciative nod. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s only a threat, a scare tactic. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The sense of the meeting ran like this: military threat or no, if we are going to stop this agent, we’ve got to throw everything at it that we’ve got. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope this curbs the threats from our neighborhood vandal. I’m going to check with the chief. I’m sure he’ll want police detail to stick with your family at least another day.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t like it, the threat of violence always disturbed her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My sleep is fitful and scanty, haunted by the Commandant’s threat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When the baby was in her arms, she inched its blanket up around the cheeks against the threat of wind too cool for its honey-sweet, butter-colored face. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walked toward the entrance, the crowd bombarded me with a mix of insults, autograph requests, death threats, and tearful declarations of undying love. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Repeated bomb threats were telephoned to our homes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only further threats, notably Shays’s Rebellion of 1786 and the unsolved burden of war debt, overcame the ex-colonies’ extreme reluctance to sacrifice autonomy and pushed them into adopting our current strong federal constitution in 1787. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Poor Mr. Freeman twisted in his chair to look empty threats over to me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Maya hadn’t ever really worried about the potential threat before. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The threat of Bologna to others had instilled in Doc Daneeka an even more poignant solicitude for his own safety. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The caller had described our building precisely when making his threat. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By their elimination the total load of carcinogens would be enormously lightened, and the threat that one in every four will develop cancer would at least be greatly mitigated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Only the Dean’s threat of immediate expulsion prevented me from engaging in a fistfight that day. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Whatever the mutual antagonism between Boer and British, he said, the two white groups would unite to confront the black threat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the message’s reasonable tone, the threat behind it was crystal clear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A year later a secret conference of scientists is convened to debate the dimming of the sun, which many now believe presents an imminent threat to life on Earth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My adrenaline surges, my training kicking in, telling me to attack the Augur, to rid myself of this threat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Reports from New York and Pennsylvania suggested a strong surge for Jefferson, who was clearly the main threat. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This was the first threat to Shackleton’s command, but it was a potentially disastrous one. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Thinking of his father living here alone these past three months, he feels the first threat of tears, but he knows that his father did not mind, that he was not offended by such things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bristle issued another threat yowl and spiked her fur, but Pax saw her eyes roll in terror. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With the threat of Russian submarines in the area, most ships would probably detour to avoid us. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He remembered the threat of battle off Cadiz, when he had pulled off his shoes and had gone to the powder room. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The noises were hollow, but the threats they implied were not. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the legal threats, none of the lawsuits made it to court. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He let loose a barrage of expletives and threats to the guard. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Mother said my rage was a real threat and that Shawn had a right to protect his family. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With Festus keeping watch for threats on the radar, the entire crew had decided to eat lunch on the hillside while they discussed what to do. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At the interview they asked me how I felt about the bornb threats and snipers and were impressed by what they took to be my courage. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But as it happened, a central tenet of life in the Klan—and of terrorism in general—is that most of the threatened violence never goes beyond the threat stage. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Let me tell you, it’s a-pretty hard thing to be a seventh grader with new death threats hanging over you just about every day. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I was a man, afraid of the threat he posed to my character, to my future, to my identity. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And there is broad consensus that the greatest of these threats is climate change, or, more specifically, global warming. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But the threat of a storm had apparently blown in, just in that short amount of time. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Once Vonetta began performing the history, not even the threat of a whipping from Big Ma could stop her, especially with Ma Charles egging her on. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The Army has a mission, which is to defend the country against military threats. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The threat terrified her, but she didn’t let it show. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z While the fire no longer posed an immediate threat, their lives were still in jeopardy. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Better to eliminate all threats now for what may come, even if it is units and units away.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He never raised his own voice nor answered threat with threat, but neither did he give more ground than he had come prepared to give. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One night someone knocked on her dormitory door and warned her of a bomb threat. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The threat worked: Worried now, Sophie buckled and studied hard to pass the Abitur, a difficult graduation test, in order to receive her diploma. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t mind her threats because she never stayed mad. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z My fantasies were a moral bulwark that enabled me to feel I was keeping my emotional integrity whole, a support that enabled my personality to limp through days lived under the threat of violence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet his eyes were darting swiftly, first over the rows of students, then over the section reserved for teachers, his swift glance carrying a threat for all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother went over to school to personally lay eyes on the kid, wanting to assess what kind of threat he posed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The threat from McCoy might be gone, but there was another threat to Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Not all baboon activities had to do with threats, though. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She reminds me once again of the Communist threat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Needless to say — not that Tom’s threat sounded very serious — the hobbits came soon, and left the table late and only when it was beginning to look rather empty. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If Jerome Paisley heard the threat, he chose not to acknowledge it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Somehow the students had found one of those threats that that psychotic graduate student had flooded him with a few years before. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1938, Nazi Germany was a rising threat, and so was Imperial Japan. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This letter revived in my memory what I had before forgotten, the threat of the fiend—“I will be with you on your wedding-night!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't tell Walter about the death threats and bomb threats we'd received until he was free, and then I told him that we needed to be careful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Any parent who has ever said to a recalcitrant child, “Okay, I’m going to count to ten and this time I’m really going to punish you,” knows the difference between deterrent and empty threat. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Garfield hadn't concerned himself with assassination risks, though he received some death threats by mail during his campaign. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A direct death threat to Gale, with others to follow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Most went voluntarily, glad to be able to take a few of their possessions with them and relieved to escape the constant harangues and threats of the Nazis. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z ‘He doesn’t get any closer. When I tried to go over there, he disappeared. Not sure if he’s a threat, but he seems to be asking for you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But this was an invitation, not a threat. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But by aligning herself with the temperance movement, Anthony gained some new enemies—in the powerful liquor lobby, which now linked the women’s vote with a threat to their industry. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z All the same, I was overcome with a strange sadness, at odds with the relief I had expected to feel, now that the threat which had hung over me for so long was removed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Something about the way he told me to go back home feels like a threat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Several meadows were flooded around Oxford and Abingdon, but that was nothing unusual; the trouble was that the water wasn’t draining away, and further down the river a number of villages were under threat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The next time we spoke, Mother told me that the knife had never been meant as a threat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Miss Deveraux, do you think that I am a threat to your virtue or reputation?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The police departed with a threat: they would be back and would not leave her alone until they found Tony and Wes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But the threat of an attack weighed heavily on their minds. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z "Does a dwarf have wings? If not, you would be wiser to swallow the next threat that comes to mind." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The empirical evidence strongly supports the conclusion that declining wages, downsizing, deindustrialization, globalization, and cutbacks in government services represent much greater threats to the position of white men than so-called reverse discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “May they defend His Grace against all threats.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Or he might have a deprivation order pending against him; in cases of outrageous misbehavior, a keeplock who was a “threat to security” could have his rec taken away for a day by a sergeant. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Japans technological capabilities appeared to be far inferior to those of Germany, and the Japanese regime’s threat to the world of a much more limited order. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But that was only part of the threat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The other part was a joint threat between my mother and the Gravedigger to burn me in the fires of hell if I stayed home. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “The Taliban came in and made gradual changes. When people finally woke up to what was happening and tried to stop them, the Taliban silenced them with threats and fear. Fear is the biggest factor.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z "Takurdada tried, though. He must have sent fifty letters full of legal threats from Calcutta." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Is that a threat, my lady? Do you mean to bum me too?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One year, when my parents learned from my uncles in the military that my tribe was under threat, we packed up and moved to Burundi. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When nothing happened during the rest of the month, the men decided that the switches had been an empty threat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The threat was made that the editor of that paper would soon be treated like the bird in the cart. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked slowly through the door, wondering if he would continue his threat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z These spies saw us as a threat not to the white power structure but to black interests, for whites would mistreat all blacks based on the conduct of a few agitators. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped long enough to issue threats from where they stood on the grass surrounding the basketball courts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Her parents glanced at each other, as if they’d known all along their threat wouldn’t work, and absorbed this news in silence. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For Galton, the continuous reproduction of softheaded women and men posed a grave genetic threat to the nation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The pressure on Palmer got even worse in the middle of October 1919, when the US Senate demanded to know why Palmer had not acted more aggressively to put an end to the Communist threat. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Journalists and investigators have documented numerous other instances in which police departments have engaged in illegal shakedowns, searches, and threats in search of forfeitable property and cash. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Even Radio Tokyo, still broadcasting its usual mixture of American music, bold-faced lies, and threats, brought a smile to most people’s faces. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya suspected that if she had been dating a boy, there would have been a much bigger scene involving yelling and threats and being found dead in a ravine somewhere and teenage pregnancy statistics. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z After the horrors of Sharpeville, the threat did not seem empty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Italians—four of them veterans of the crew from Livorno that had come within two-tenths of a second of beating California at the 1932 Olympics— also looked like a threat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His attorney argued he should be tried as a juvenile because “he would not be a potential threat to the community.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Still, you are a threat to Claudius; you will be found by him.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was plenty of hate mail too, even death threats. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z With the easy living of the summer also came a threat. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The top-down goals become swamped, overwhelmed by the primitive bottom-up system aimed at warning us of opportunity or threat, playing to our deepest social needs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Aaron’s back’s to me, like he don’t even care I’m here, like he don’t even think of me as a threat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “To keep away threats, internal and external. To protect the Empire.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On the other hand, if Dionysus had gotten off his butt and actually started helping the gods recruit against the Titan threat, things must be looking pretty bad. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She let the threat hang in the air between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The nice thing about the constant threat of expulsion at Culver Creek is that it lends excitement to every moment of illicit pleasure. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Terrible threats, from the few words I could catch. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Funny, but no one has ever actually thought of me as a legitimate threat before. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Destroy the threat, wipe it out, no matter that the person in front of you was innocent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If Burr’s intention was to threaten him with the possibility of a duel, Hamilton was not disposed to submit passively to such threats. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “But I’ve never had things descend to that level. The threat is usually enough to keep people in line.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The uncertainty alone felt like a threat, a thing that could drown us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z None of Cardan’s threats would have kept me from wearing the gold braid and fighting as hard as I could. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was the reality and the threat of the armed struggle that had brought the government to the verge of negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she would need the aid and specialized knowhow of the mole leader to stave off this latest threat to the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She could sense him glancing around, searching for threats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As Americans obsessed over the threat of terrorism, many were overlooking the racism and tribalism that were tearing our nation apart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At the time, it only half registered with me that there had been threats against his life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The threats we received made me worry about the hostility that Walter would face if he was ever released. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With a few mild threats, the manager quieted the front rows and then glanced down the row in which the isolated figure of Ignatius rose like some great monster among the little heads. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the wilderness, stealing food from other people is a major offense, especially when provisions are already scarce and the threat of dying from starvation is a real possibility. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you the exact nature of what was said, but I can tell you there were no direct threats. Just hateful words specifically aimed at the Black, Jewish, and Asian communities.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She had never used it—except as a threat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Myers told us that her murder had everything to do with drug debts and threats she had made to expose corruption. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She will not be controlled, and now I get why Alyssa sees her as a threat. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z With each day that passed the threat mounted. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z List or no list, she was a threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Cherry’s eyes never stopped shouting out silent death threats. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The threat grew as we penetrated deeper toward the center of the state. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Summer and early fall brought more terror, more death threats, more hate mail and midnight phone calls—and frustration. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z But nothing, no threat, nor torture, could break Prometheus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he honestly thought she wasn’t a threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Linus did not look like an immediate threat on the DNA front. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But Tycho was used to being given considerable indulgence and saw any reduction in his income as an insult, as well as a threat to his work. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A ferocious backlash against Parks ensued: she received death threats, and both she and her husband, Raymond, were blacklisted from employment in Montgomery. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “There have been threats before. Those notes you got in our newspaper, remember? And the phone calls. You didn’t send me away then.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Nehemia, who might someday pose a threat to the King of Adarlan’s rule over her home country when she ascended to the throne. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For all the threat the maniac posed to her sister, it was delightful to be out so late, with permission. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The convent had become one of Dad’s most frequently used threats. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She had threatened, but her threats had been received with stony faces and deaf ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Most of the residents started out wishing for Fischer’s victory, but after the numerous false starts, threats, and general difficulties Bobby caused, sympathy began to swing to the gentlemanly Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had lived through the wildest hour where nobody did anything major to me, but their threats, near misses, and flying paper airplanes and pencils had shattered my nerves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sound and memory and broader social understanding are sacrificed in favor of heightened awareness of the threat directly in front of us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But there were no responses—unless the increase in death threats counted. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Not “oppression,” not “the threat of violence,” not even “lynching,” but a horrific physical image. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You are no threat, but I suppose my vengeance must start somewhere. Make your choice.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In another moment he’d set them down on the next jagged peak and, with panic in his eyes, lumbered off to warn the others of this terrible new threat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Not even with the new threat hanging over my head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She recognized most of the slaves on the place by now and knew they posed no threat to her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I should thank him for showing me that any power of one person over another is built on the threat of violence. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She obviously doesn’t think of me as a threat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sleeper didn’t even think they were enough of a threat to bother with killing them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Anya’s stomach turned sour, but Mama didn’t seem to hear the magistrate’s threats. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But Berg had found no evidence that the man really presented a threat to the Allies. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is what Gwydion warned against. Whoever has the cauldron can be a mortal threat to Prydain, if they choose to be.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z According to McGrayne, as late as February 2001 Ethyl continued to contend "that research has failed to show that leaded gasoline poses a threat to human health or the environment." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stand there forever, but I didn’t know how to interrupt a conversation about whether I was a threat to national security. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z This is the only thing I’ve seen them be afraid of—Q and his threat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That was the real threat to be dealing with, not some mysterious, inexplicable evil Elena had mentioned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Finnick and I stand with our weapons poised while he works the spile in, but no threat appears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He started telling me more and more about how unbearable it had been to live under the constant threat of execution on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There, among more grain silos and a just-passed threat of a tornado, she twisted her ankle and tumbled onto the road, bloodying her palms and knees. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z How real a possibility that seemed then; the space seemed like a threat, a challenge. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “And even if it was—I mean, it’s not right and all that. But it wouldn’t be a threat to our family.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I need to waste breath on threats,” Kaz said. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was the third bomb threat in two months. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Of course, it was my persistent attacker, the ever-present Andy, who continued his threats to get me, no matter what. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a full minute he shouted threats and obscenities at us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She worried that the giant Clytius had been put in their path to eliminate Leo as a threat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z All these examples illustrate that wars, or threats of war, have played a key role in most, if not all, amalgamations of societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If he said Port Harcourt was not under threat, it was not. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After a bomb threat was made at her school, they decided the safest solution was to move to another town. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I sure perceived the threat of that gun. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We were never burned, although once I might have been when I was so terrified I tried to jump onto the stove to remove the possibility of its remaining a threat. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No awareness, that Sarai could tell, of the threat that lurked over their heads. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Racial terror and the constant threat created by violently enforced racial hierarchy were profoundly traumatizing for African Americans. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But the articles were just as crude, featuring alerts about various threats to the white race. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z First step: Scan your surroundings for immediate threats. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He was a pharmacist, for heaven’s sake," she muttered, "not a threat to anyone.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z They could see no immediate threat from the horde licking their wounds across the meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His chief tactic was the threat of resignation—underscored now and then by an actual resignation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Cells believe that it signifies the presence of gram-negative bacteria, and they will stop at nothing to avoid this threat. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bristle tipped her head to assess the sky and sniff the breeze, which carried the threat of thunderstorms from the south. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It is a grave and solemn place, over which hangs the threat of an inevitable doom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After all my hours of watching, I’d learned that was how to show I wasn’t a threat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z As far as the segregationists were concerned, racial integration and Communism were one and the same and posed the same kind of threat to traditional American values. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “The threat of him kidnapping Mitchell was constantly held over our heads,” Terryl says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It said these words calmly, without apparent malice, but there was so much danger steaming off its body that it landed in the air as a threat, and the blood left Redemption’s face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The prophet snickers, the lore-master groans, and everyone else waits to see whether or not it’s an idle threat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “It was an ultimatum. Do as he says, or close down. And, Oliver, for God’s sake, all those not-so-subtle threats and hints about national security and so on—can’t you see where that would lead?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "He would say that even a million Dothraki are no threat to the realm, so long as they remain on the other side of the narrow sea," Ned replied calmly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He will keep his rifle over his shoulder, hands at his sides; he will look small, elfin, no threat at all. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Disembodiment is a kind of terrorism, and the threat of it alters the orbit of all our lives and, like terrorism, this distortion is intentional. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In their minds, the political stakes were enormous, the threat posed by the Federalists put the entire republican experiment at risk, the battle was to the death, and taking prisoners was not permitted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She held Coyotito in her arms and sang the song to him, to keep the evil out, and her voice was brave against the threat of the dark music. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It was more bad news, though, as the parties exchanged threats, and the second human displayed an uncommon knowledge of fairy affairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Although the majority of the population had—by choice or by force—become Christian, the church saw Europe’s Jews and Muslims as threats to its power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Abstractions about capital punishment were one thing, but the details of systematically killing someone who is not a threat are completely different. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Once the imperialist ideological and cultural poisoning is tolerated, even the faith unshakable before the threat of a bayonet will be bound to give in like a wet mud-wall.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In the late 1950s, school desegregation was the most immediate threat to white middle-class Southerners. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Others came to offer congratulations or make threats against the Black Tips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The threat of assault from superior officers was certainly an unwelcome hazard to negotiate. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The cop who stopped me a few months back is my reminder: I am now a threat to every white family in town. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Alsole’s threat is a reminder of where I might end up if I don’t get lucky soon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a war going on in Afghanistan, a new color-coded threat advisory system being used in the United States, and Osama bin Laden was apparently hiding somewhere in a cave. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But now the god that shakes the islands, brooding over old threats of his against Odysseus, approached Lord Zeus to learn his will. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Did Vasilisa want the Nightingale’s threat to be gone, or did she just want to deliver what her father had asked for? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They will try to convince them that we pose no threat, that we are only using a small piece of land, and we are not making war with them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z This is not to say that crime—especially violent crime—does not pose a serious threat in ghetto communities today; it does. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But it was an inspired threat, mostly because it gave me the idea of leveling my Colt .32 at the driver’s head and making him get out of the car. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Lawrence’s concern with the threat to national security from outside forces, specifically Communism, dated back to his earliest involvement with wartime research, when security issues deprived the Rad Lab of Rossi Lomanitz and Martin Kamen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z No. Then again, how could they just leave it at a threat? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z No one seemed worried by the driver’s threat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The Greeks were divided into numerous fractious communities, some of which were able to dominate others by threats of force, unequal alliance, or commerce. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We had as many guards as prisoners, and they enforced every regulation with threats and intimidation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Such women knew that they were the worst threats to a home, for they offered ease and thought and companionship as opposed to neatness, order, and properness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Their voices gradually would rise to shouts and threats. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard that another person scheduled to testify in the case had received death threats. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Tyler was still reeling from Dad’s threat when his phone rang. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He figured if Haley Daley wasted time retracing steps he and Andrew had already taken, she would find nothing new and become less of a threat. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z You must discover if the person is an opportunity or a threat. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What had been troubling him, however, was the increase in bomb threats the police had been receiving from anarchist groups. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Most important, he had no intention of leaving Iceland, because of the threat of extradition to the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He felt that every word she said was a lie, every action concealed a threat, and every smile was a mask of deceit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, at the same time that civil rights were being identified as a threat to law and order, the FBI was reporting fairly dramatic increases in the national crime rate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But when my father and Dr. King became colleagues and decided to bridge their two philosophies and unite the American commonwealth toward a greater goal, they both became tremendous threats to the status quo. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In London, night came too soon, it hung in the morning air like a threat, and then in the afternoon a blue-gray dusk descended, and the Victorian buildings all wore a mournful air. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The races were segregated by a dense, carefully woven web of laws, signs, partitions, arrows, ordinances, unequal opportunities, rules, insults, threats, and customs—often backed up by violence. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z A threat, she argued, because hate crimes are discrimination, just as segregation was. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The un-subtle threat made the hairs on the back of my neck rise straight up. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But gradually his face had hardened into the permanent threat of a scowl, and his hands clenched in fists by his sides as if itching for something to set him off. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The chemical chosen for a fresh attack was DDD, a close relative of DDT but apparently offering fewer threats to fish life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Despite the threat of rain, the ceremony had gone off perfectly. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Do pesticides represent a threat to the shrimp fisheries and to the supply for the markets? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Violence and threats of revenge were everywhere in the first days of integrated buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “So he didn’t make a threat on Officer Cruise’s life?” she questions. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Uncle Al called me in yesterday. He wants me to persuade you to go back to August. He made threats.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Even though he’s never carried out his threat to hit us, we all fear him and always do what he says. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe they saw me as some sort of threat. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Seeing Zeitoun as no threat, the horse returned to its meal. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Marlee. The threats go in a separate file. I’m afraid this is not an appropriate task for you. Perhaps you could go back to stuffing envelopes?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax’s fur ruffled in a shiver at the scene Bristle conjured then: wind, cold and howling and heavy with the threat of snow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I think about Malala and wonder if the Taliban was behind the threats again, and a flash of anger bubbles inside me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Maybe William joked about it because the threat felt too close to home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In turn, I knew he would be protecting his stature by broadcasting all over the wire his threat to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The whales stayed with him well into the morning, nearly to midday, but he did not feel them as a threat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't want to leave my friends in such bad shape, but that sow was the biggest threat. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He responded to the threat by arranging for several hundred Boy Scouts to stand guard along the route. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The occasional threat left on my physical doorstep. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Not this time, Piper. Nike is all about competition. Aphrodite ... well, she is too, in her own way. I think Nike might see you as a threat.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He had spread rumors, made threats, and generally turned the nobility against me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a threat without actually being a threat. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Afterwards, he knew for certain now, it was to be the destiny of his life to deal with every way of twisting decency by threats of Power. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai told him what she could, and they tried to interpret the level of threat they posed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z So Tehlu held him to the burning wheel, and none of the demon’s threats or screaming moved him the least part of an inch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His not-so-subtle threats and warning about having eyes everywhere is not something I can downplay. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Whether this is offered as favor or threat remains unclear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Dean refused to intercede, and within a week Teller made good on his threat. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Is that a threat?” asked the officer, now very close. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He may have interpreted it as evidence of her stubbornness, her willfulness, her utter disregard of all his warnings, and so made a threat which would put a stop to this crazy talk about freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only that the dad was working for different international organizations, and he started to get threats and his brother was kidnapped.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z With the threat of school closing quickly becoming a reality, I appreciated going even more. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Was there maybe a threat somewhere in there? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Because he was real serious about killing you. Don’t take his threats lightly! He means it! Hey, gotta go—be there in a half an hour.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand and leave the room, quiet as a mouse, the queen's threat stinging like a fresh cut. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It struck Dell as ironic that there were kids who didn't go to school, and they would be punished for not attending with the threat of being kicked out altogether. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Edward’s tone changed, and the threat in his voice was suddenly much more evident as he continued. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Such threats drove me further away from the few churches in the neighbourhood, and served to reinforce my own skepticism about Christianity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the recurring sound of retching and moaning, of laughter, greetings, threats and swearing, and of bottles shattering against rock. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Though, in the book, the Ingallses leave the reservation under threat of being removed by soldiers, many squatters began to take the land by force. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Over Yggdrasil, as over Asgard, hung the threat of destruction. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite increasing committee interference and intensified conflict between Burnham and Director-General Davis, and with the threat of labor strikes ever present, the main buildings rose. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I wanted Noodles to feel that same threat. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This error, followed by others, as we can now observe from events, is the cause of the threats to that kingdom. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z If the threats are real, or if they were planted by the Director to instill fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Do you feel that I’m a threat to you?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry about the, you know, death threats, trials, and such....I do hope you can forgive me. I didn’t realize that it was...you.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The master used it as a threat to recalcitrant slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Two threats of school suspension, because I was the instigator of the PE locker room fights, according to the So-Called Gym Teacher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Captain Smith smiles slightly, almost as if he has heard my unspoken threat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When it again became a threat, Monte Alban attacked for the second time in 120 b.c. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The judge said that before he accepted the plea, he needed to ask a question: Had federal agents forced Burkhart to sign a confession at gunpoint or under threat of electrocution? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To eliminate this threat, they kill the entire family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re hiding the threats from me because they want to protect me, but deep down, in their own way, they each believe I’m beyond their protection, and it terrifies them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Curses and threats filled the air, pistols were drawn, and the opposing sides made ready for battle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And a new dimension entered the combat: a father’s awareness of a growing son, the son as challenger, the son as threat, the son as successor, the son as man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And if they used animals, I imagined they wouldn’t hesitate to use parts of a monster, especially one that they thought was a threat. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But supposing,” said Kay, “that one side was the one to make the threat, while the other side was the one to strike the first blow?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue Eyes, warned of the threat, started to turn. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Washington had been threatening to retire even before he was inaugurated as president in 1789, and he had repeated the threat in 1792 prior to his reelection. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “There is no longer a threat to safety. I repeat: There is no longer a threat to safety. You may resume your earlier activities. Thank you for your patience.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Now that the day is almost done, the world of glass recedes, the butterfly threat diminishes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z That discouraged me far more than any threat or show of anger could have done. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "A pity. Well, the threat may serve to keep the Marcher lords close to their castles, at least. What news of my father?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I smile and nod along with his statement, but it sounds like a thinly veiled threat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The exchange had involved a lot of yelling, death threats, and high-velocity pineapples. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001, and threats of terrorism and global conflict seemed to disrupt the progress toward a repeal of capital punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I am a threat to his life even as he saves mine. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His voice was as wheedling as ever, but there was an open threat in his eyes as he stepped in front of Ranofer and blocked his way. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Given the existential threat posed by a German bomb, few harbored any qualms about the Allies using theirs first. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Beckendorf s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. You have scattered the invasion force. New York will be safe for a time, which frees the other Olympians to deal with the bigger threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “If you think you can get away with making threats...giving orders...” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The threat of being cut off, of being thrust out from the club of insiders, had always terrified Ellsberg. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He went another few paces and repeated the threat a third time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “It makes perfect sense. The threat of gleaning will ensure that the best applicant comes out on top.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “And I can promise you that your Court will be recognized as sovereign, if you help us. No threat of conquest from the new High King. Instead, we offer you an alliance.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Magpie’s dress smelled of musty lavender, its fragrance enveloping Meggie in a suffocating threat. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I approach, you watch close, I’m a threat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z What I didn’t know was that a bigger threat was looming— not just for our family and our school, but for all of Pakistan. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Is there some terrible threat we don’t know about?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Rida was indifferent to hygiene and no inducement or threat could sway her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Here, I believed, was a sufficient threat that compelled us to join hands with our Indian and Communist colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no threat to contend with, no weapon to dodge. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Something—the absence of disaster, threat, in any constant evil—permitted him to forget Jefferson as any place which he had ever seen before, where his life must resume itself. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It came to light later that President Kennedy wasn’t surprised by the threat of assassination, either. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Thomas Jefferson succeeded Adams, he saw Haiti only as a threat. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The weight of appreciation and the threat, which was never spoken, of a return to Momma were burdens that clogged my childish wits into impassivity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the threat of it hung over my head, along with the more dire threat of Falconer out there, waiting for me to deliver the script. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But I remember the deadly quiet in the camp the morning before it began, that heavy atmospheric threat of something about to burst. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z His awful voice made what he was saying even more of a threat. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Your eyes scan the room for threats — either flying projectiles aimed at your head or girls aimed at mortifying you by getting you out on the floor — and you sweat profusely while standing still. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes ran right by her, ignoring her threats as he slammed his front door behind him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A few nights later he received his first death threat. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Away from the fences, the armed guards, and the strange sense of threat that pervaded Sayle Enterprises, it was as if he were breathing fresh air for the first time in days. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Devine said, “Wouldn’t you classify this as some kind of peculiar death threat?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother had even gotten her hands on a brochure that she’d haul out as a visual aid to her threats. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The man’s motion—that sweeping kick of his boot through the doorway with its conflicting messages of goodwill and threat—had reminded him that he needed to protect his boy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was thrilling to hear this delicious threat coming out of my big sister’s mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Fortinbras was no light threat, I knew, for his mission was to reclaim lands that his father had lost to King Hamlet in battle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I saw this show about these Malaysian ants that internally combust under threat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The policy has led to several jittery years of missile launches, frozen economic deals, border shootings, and periodic threats from the North of “total war.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Across the table, Jude’s talking to Mom and at the same time sending me secret silent death threats because she thinks my drawings came out better than hers and we’re having a contest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Officials who try to stop abuses receive repeated death threats. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Although “debtor’s prison” is illegal in all states, many states use the threat of probation or parole revocation as a debt-collection tool. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Isn’t it good to know that we are all safe from the threat of the inferno? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His anxiety was not for the fighting he might have to do, but the threat to their Wiltshire dream. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Midtown considers all of us black and brown kids threats now. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I have no idea. It’s been spooky quiet since the Spencer fire. No threats. No midnight riders. It’s the silence that scares me.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Only Ms. Udell’s threat to cancel the play quieted the class, and even then, she struggled to wrangle her students through a morning of reading, journals, math, and vocabulary. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z At most, they might have stayed in custody until age twenty-five or older, if their institutional history or juvenile detention record suggested that they were still a threat to public safety. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z To pretend that things hadn’t gone off the rails and that everything was just fine now that the threat was gone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I was still afraid of him, I knew, but in a different way—I was no longer a child, afraid of the threat my terrifying father posed to my safety. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z As if my mere existence posed some kind of threat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There was also apparently the threat of amputation, prompting Craig to fumble his way through various meals and homework sessions with his right arm tied behind his back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His rooms were in the city’s highest towers so he could see any attack long before it came to be a threat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Never letting on that he was aware of the threat, Lynds ordered the man to give him a shave in his bed-room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was followed by Reagan’s National Security Decision Directive, which declared drugs a threat to U.S. national security, and provided for yet more cooperation between local, state, and federal law enforcement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z To all birds anything overhead is a threat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As the days darkened with threat of war, being wise, he had repaired the wall and made the fastness strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I toy with shouting some tidbit more—some terrifying, unthinkable threat, some blackly fuliginous riddling hex—but my heart’s not in it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “I approach, you watch close, I’m a threat,” I rap, and there’s Malik’s secret footage of the clerk who followed us around the Midtown comic shop a few months ago. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “And the threat to ban me for life—is that a bluff too?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Why was a school building such a threat to the Taliban? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This deplorable incident has made our section the target of unjustifiable criticism, thoughtless accusations, and avenging threats. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z After a while, I sit down in the gutter a few meters away and get my mouth to wreck the nothingness that has followed his threat. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But none of them had signed on for bomb threats. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When, however, Pentheus only heaped insults and threats upon him, Dionysus left him to his doom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of our time together has been spent running from one threat or another, or running toward one threat or another. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The Compromise of 1790 is most famous for averting a political crisis that many statesmen of the time considered a threat to the survival of the infant republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Newton’s great insights into these mathematical methods, and the beginnings of his investigation of gravity, occurred at a time when the routine of life in Cambridge was interrupted by the threat of plague. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z There was the threat of fire and weather and disease: Already foreign editors were asking who would dare attend the exposition given Chicago’s notorious problems with sewage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He held up his Transvice, but the thugs didn’t understand the threat, or didn’t care. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I haven’t brought up the threats the Director said they received, but last night when they thought I was asleep, I heard them through my bedroom door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "The biggest threat is giving up hope. If he decides there's no chance to survive, he'll stop trying." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to receive threats that everything would be done to stop me from going. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one step back: in a world at war, the fear of Stalin’s directives was a threat more terrifying than dying in battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z |
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