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impends (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of impend (over)

as in threatens

to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on fears of an economic recession impended over the stock market

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This is, of course, the conception of fundamentalist theology, which threatens eternal hellfire for anyone who defies its commandments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
As a result, the rise in diesel costs threatens to worsen a surge of inflation set off by the outbreak of the Iran war nearly seven months ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

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