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clear and present danger

Noun

Meaning

a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged

Source: WordNet

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Examples

We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine threat to our national security and survival. Theodore C. Sorensen

WikiLeaks presents a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States. Peter T. King

The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution. Ban Ki-moon

Kofi Annan's kangaroo court...a clear and present danger to the war on terrorism and Americans fighting it all over the world. Tom DeLay

I see in the rising crescendo of ethnic tensions, civilization clashes and the use of religious justification for acts of terror, a clear and present danger to humanity. Jonathan Sacks

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Oscar Arias Sanchez

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