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The phrase "a possible threat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation, individual, or entity that may pose a risk or danger, but where the threat is not certain.
Example: "The intelligence report indicated a possible threat to national security that required further investigation."
Alternatives: "a potential danger" or "a likely risk".
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It might be the physiological reaction on a possible threat (Changing light can be a warning signal of a possibly approaching predator.
The white people at Burning Man weren't looking at me as a possible threat.
Sometimes you will feel your consciousness awakened, with the mind now alert to a possible threat.
A jealous former neighbor, an overzealous fan, anyone is a possible threat, he said.
A possible threat to the energy industry in Houston was investigated by counterterrorism officials and dismissed.
The storm was still a possible threat to ships, Mr. Pasch said.
That's a possible threat but we don't know how that will pan out".
"I consider anybody who belongs to any extreme group a possible threat," Sergeant Shapiro said.
All have to be tested and treated as a possible threat.
But the main thing for Mr David-Weill is that he has neutralised a possible threat to his empire.
Still, a possible threat may come from a relatively new Oscar voting system in the best picture category.
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