as in threatening
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
after the first big layoff, the possibility of losing their jobs hovered over all of the factory's workers
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Police were called to that residence at least four times from 2003 to 2016, including once for a welfare check for an adult female, a sibling, who was threatening suicide in 2014.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
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The lawsuit argued that threatening that independence could put the nation's finances at dire risk.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Hovering (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovering%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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