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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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The decline also threatens the cultural practices, traditional knowledge and ways of life that have depended on these ecosystems for generations.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
This $40 trillion number is only the tip of the financial iceberg that threatens to sink the United States.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

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