hover
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“I made a point of saying, ‘I’m not going to hover here for hours.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
For Deetz, he said he’d often say that he wouldn’t hover low for extended periods of time, especially if he didn’t see a place he could land in case of an emergency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Overall sales of new cars have shrunk in recent years with about a million buyers opting out—and car owners keeping their old vehicles for longer than ever—as average prices hover around $50,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But I'd never been allowed inside at that moment before, able to hover outside the Cabinet Room and grab a quick word with the country's new leader at such an intense, symbolic time.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Shaking his head, Charles huffed over to one of the hover ladders.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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Voter turnout in the U.S. hovers around 60 percent in presidential elections and closer to 40 percent in midterms.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The median U.S. home price now hovers around five times the median income; historically, that ratio has been closer to 3 to 1.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
While the company has recovered some ground this century, particularly with its luxury brands Audi and Porsche, its group market share in North America hovers around 4%, far below its dominant position in other markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Major estimates that the average net worth among his California clients hovers near $250 million — a million of which they’ll likely end up spending to get another passport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In his shadow state, he hovers over us, a thousand times removed.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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Crude oil hovered around $100 a barrel on Friday afternoon, up about 45% from early July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading above $105 a barrel in early European trading Friday, while West Texas Intermediate hovered around $101 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But ardent supporters of Mangione flocked to the Manhattan courthouse to show their support amid heavy security as a helicopter hovered overhead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Shares of Mattel hovered around $14.72 midday, down 0.5%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
A rusty fetterling collar hovered inches away from my neck, looking rough and sharp.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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Corporate leaders also are watching oil and energy prices for potential knock-on effects to their business, with oil prices hovering around triple digits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
A video stream from the helicopter, as it was covering the bus crash, appears to show the helicopter hovering just before it came crashing down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Oil prices are hovering above $100 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The recently released footage shows a helicopter hovering mere feet from a cliff face in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the US state of California while a rescue team secures an injured climber.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The lock shuddered and the cylinder popped out, hovering in the air, and then the springs and pins came out of the cylinder like they were being pulled apart by invisible hands.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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