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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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Despite the high stakes, I was an absolute menace.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

He knows how quickly joy can be reframed as menace.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Lynagh was a menace in the first half and Menoncella has grit to go with his considerable guile and grace.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Usually at Sundance, the weather is a menace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

A foreboding, clammy and fearful, came into her heart as if, along with the visitor whose name was so strange yet somehow familiar, some menace had slipped into her life.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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