continually threaten

Frequency: 6.56.1 per million words

To threaten repeatedly over a period of time.

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  • Climate change continually threatens coastal communities around the world.
  • The ongoing political instability has continually threatened regional peace and security.
  • He felt his job security was continually threatened by new technological advancements.
  • Poverty and inequality continually threaten social cohesion in many developing nations.
  • The company's existence was continually threatened by fierce market competition.
  • Despite conservation efforts, many endangered species are continually threatened by habitat loss.
  • Her health has been continually threatened by a rare chronic illness.
  • The dictator's regime continually threatened its own people with harsh punishments.
  • Rising sea levels continually threaten to submerge low-lying island nations.
  • The fragile peace treaty was continually threatened by minor border skirmishes.