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[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /




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New York police recently used bulldozers to crush more than 200 seized dirt bikes and scooters, calling them a menace to public safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"There's some menace, there's this animal component in Max Cady that has always been there, that is so physical," Bardem told journalists ahead of the June 5 series' release on Apple TV.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In the row behind him was Jameson’s favorite masked menace, reading a copy of the Daily Bugle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

As it did in the Tanker War, Iran is leveraging its geographic advantages to menace shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

It rears on its hind legs: a towering menace, unimaginably huge.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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