as in threatened
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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Law enforcement arrested a man who allegedly threatened his family and a police officer before fleeing in a vehicle on Sunday.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Iran threatened to strike an AI center in the United Arab Emirates after an airstrike targeted Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology on Monday morning, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Hovered (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovered%20%28over%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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