hanging over
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While this is true, I can never truly enjoy a nice meal out or a new pair of shoes if any amount of debt is hanging over my head.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Having a list of unfinished tasks hanging over them was the most commonly cited cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The singer had initially tried to get a head start on her sixth studio album at home in Los Angeles, but she felt a new kind of pressure hanging over her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Earl Spencer's emotional and defiant speech at her funeral added to that cloud of grievance hanging over Diana's death at the age of 36.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The second week of January 1890, Jo writes to her sister, “It’s like a sword of Damocles forever hanging over our heads—I never really have a moment’s peace.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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