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also hanged (over)
as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
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threatened
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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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“Hung (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28over%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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