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The phrase "we threaten" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a group or organization is indicating a potential action that may cause harm or distress to someone or something.
Example: "If the negotiations do not go as planned, we threaten to withdraw our support."
Alternatives: "we pose a threat" or "we may endanger."
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How do we threaten power?
We threaten, and yet we don't act.
We threaten, wound, seduce, and forgive.
When we threaten those freedoms, we threaten the very principles of liberal democracy.
How do we threaten pain?" Sulmeyer told me.
We "threaten [migrant boats] with violence until they bugger off".
If we threaten him, he'll go for armageddon.
"International protections could be the weapon that we threaten with, a means of pressure," she said.
"We bluster, we threaten, we say we're not going to engage [Iran]," Hagel said.
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We threatened to take her home.
We confronted them and we threatened them with military action.
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