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hanging (over)

verb

Definition of hanging (over)

present participle of hang (over)

as in threatening

to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in

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French firefighters are battling to keep the wildfires burning through the Gironde region from threatening Bordeaux, the country’s sixth largest city.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
And this morning, after threatening a new massive strike and then reportedly taking that off the table for now, the strategy to end this war is still unclear, even after those deadly attacks on Americans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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