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Definition of hang (over)

as in to threaten

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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At the same time, Danaher's core life sciences business is finally emerging from a two-year post-pandemic destocking hangover. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026 The Rolling Stones were there to chronicle the impending hangover. — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Capital Economics said the de-escalation buys African policymakers a bit of wiggle room to manage the prolonged economic hangover of the US-Iran war. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 The party was over in the Condo Capital of the World, and the economic hangover was beginning to set in. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang (over)

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With funding now threatened, Duncan fears that programs serving underserved schools could be cut, saying that the money is invaluable to Los Angeles.

— Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Their escalating ambitions threaten to tear the community apart.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of threaten

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Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Michael was arrested two days later, per Denver TV station KUSA, and charged with first-degree murder, use of a weapon in a violent crime, theft of $100 to $500, and abuse of a corpse.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of corpse

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Preller dug around a farm system that isn’t even that great anymore, and found enough leftover parts to bring in two of the better starters available.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Gumede plans to power and supply regional markets with electricity using both Illovo and Tongaat refineries to produce bio-ethanol and converting leftover sugarcane fiber.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of leftover

Noun

Dazed but also smiling, the remnant no doubt of a megalomania that ran unchallenged for too long.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Three of Neptune's moons might have been born from the remnants of ancient icy worlds shattered by Neptune's largest moon, Triton, a new study finds.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of remnant

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But instead of oxygen making up the rest, that remainder is composed of tough-to-breathe methane and molecular hydrogen.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Chawinga thumped her chest with pride after scoring her country’s first-ever WAFCON goal, which set off an intoxicating remainder of the match.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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