as in threatens
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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The sun is being devoured by energy-hungry microbes, called Astrophage, and the resulting cooling threatens to wipe out much of Earth’s population.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026 -
War threatens energy supply disaster His remarks came as attacks continued to disrupt shipping and energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Hovers (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovers%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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