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hover

[huhv-er, hov-] / ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv- /


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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

The overall pace of inflation sits roughly in line with the Bank of Canada’s most recent forecast for it to hover around 3% near term before easing gradually toward its 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

His fighters don’t hover — they climb on each other’s backs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The trend has further to run, given that urbanization rates in fully developed economies hover around 80% or above.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

For Morrison, writing fiction was a form of “literary archaeology,” excavating history, and how the past hovers over the present.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Today, Figma’s market cap hovers around $9.5 billion.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Today, the median age of U.S. motorcycle owners hovers around 50, with younger people put off by high prices or unfamiliarity with the pastime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Now Trade Desk’s market cap hovers around $10 billion, and its disrupter narrative has lost steam.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Adrenaline hovers like a storm cloud in the dressing room, and I can tell that my heart is not the only one racing.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Searching for direction, I found guidance in professor and documentary filmmaker Carolyn Strachan, whose average RateMyProfessor score hovered somewhere around 2.1.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

There were some weeks in the late 1990s when run rates hovered around 99%, but refining capacity overall was lower at the time, he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

"I said I've got to get back for the 250th because I don't think I'll make it to the 300th!" she joked as a Marine Corps Osprey aircraft hovered nearby.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

When America celebrated its bicentennial, President Gerald Ford’s approval rating hovered around 45%, according to Gallup, and only 24% of Americans viewed Congress favorably.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The sweet-balloon froze, then plummeted until it hovered right above their heads.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Both main contracts fell more than one percent Friday with Brent hovering just below $100.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

When Sheen returned to the area with his family in 1977, having lived for a while in Liverpool, he was told that his neighbour had seen "a UFO hovering over her back garden".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

That gap is hovering close to the low point for the post-2008 financial-crisis era, not including a brief sharp dip during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

That multiple is also hovering near an 11-year low.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

“Are you sure you don’t want to come in? It’s so great to meet Dhairyash’s friends,” she said, hovering over us for a few extra seconds before going back inside.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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