direct threat
Frequency: 7.580.6 per million words
A threat that is clear, explicit, and immediate.
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- The recent cyberattack poses a direct threat to national security.
- His aggressive stance was interpreted as a direct threat to the peace talks.
- Climate change is a direct threat to biodiversity and human habitats.
- The company issued a statement denying that their new product was a direct threat to competitors.
- Any act of aggression will be considered a direct threat to our sovereignty.
- She felt his words were a direct threat to her reputation.
- The rapidly spreading disease represents a direct threat to public health.
- Without immediate action, the rising sea levels will become a direct threat to coastal cities.
- He received an anonymous letter containing a direct threat against his family.
- The economic downturn is a direct threat to many small businesses.