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Example Sentences

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Indonesia publishes fourth-quarter economic growth data on Thursday, a release that will probably show that annual growth continued to hover at the 5% mark.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the 5-year breakeven inflation rate, a gauge of average expected inflation over the next five years, hovered just above 2.5% on Friday, reflecting growing worries about sustained upside risks to inflation.

From MarketWatch

And then the word that had risen in his sleep came to him: a word that had been hovering at the edge of his brain, just out of reach.

From Literature

He and others noted that the US stock market is still hovering around record highs, while moves in the market for US government debt have been relatively contained.

From BBC

First, the hovering stairs and footbridges that navigate the property have no handrails, which are now required under current construction code.

From Los Angeles Times