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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Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Hovers (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovers%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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