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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One heavy hitter threatens the dominance of The Black Phone 2 at the box office next weekend.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
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If built, the tower threatens to cast his 1865 house largely in the shadows for months at a time.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Hovers (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovers%20%28over%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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