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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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Secretary-General António Guterres warned that AI could accelerate human development while threatening democratic institutions and social stability if left ungoverned.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
But in a real Earth-threatening scenario, even such a tiny shift could help divert an asteroid on a collision course — as long as scientists get enough advance warning of its approach.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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