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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are hanging over" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is looming or threatening, often in a metaphorical sense, such as a concern or obligation that is not resolved.
Example: "The deadlines for the project are hanging over us, creating a sense of urgency."
Alternatives: "are looming over" or "are weighing on".
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" You are hanging over an abyss.
No wonder they are hanging over my black sweat pants like porridge".
Hundreds of billions of dollars of these assets are hanging over banks.
Congregants are hanging over the balcony, spilling out the front door and down the stone steps.
In her bedroom, her pants are hanging over a chair — black jeans, not unlike the ones I often wear.
"Today's decision on the Greek program will remove the clouds that are hanging over Greece," Olli Rehn, the European commission for monetary affairs, said.
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Tarantino, naturally, has the final word: "Violence is hanging over every one of those characters like a cloak of night.
"It's a cloud that has been hanging over," said Surrey player Batty.
"It's been hanging over our heads.
"The sentence that was hanging over us has been pronounced".
Black-blue clouds were hanging over the canal bridge.
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