Growing centrist sentiment threatens to upset America's traditional two-party system.
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Threatens
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harassharmhave a premonitionhave a presentimenthazardhectorhexhopehoverhuffhurtimpairimpendimperilinfectinjureintimidateissue an ultimatumjeopardizejinx
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leanlie aheadlie overlook blacklook forlook forward tolook threateningloomlourlowermaltreatmenacemistreatmolestnearnotifyoutrageoverhangpersecuteplanplay havoc withplay hob withplotpoisonpolluteportendpreapprehendpredictprejudicepresageprojectprophesyput in jeopardysavagescarescatheshakesound the alarmsystematically terrorizetaintterrorizethundertiptip offtormenttortureundermineutter a caveatutter threats againstviolatewarnwarn againstwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrong
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Growing centrist sentiment threatens to upset the United States traditional two-party system.
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If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me.
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The coward only threatens when he is safe.
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