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[huhv-er, hov-] / ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv- /


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After passing Taiwan's north-eastern tip and the Okinawa islands in southern Japan, Champi is expected to hover over the waters off China's eastern coast, before curving farther to the north-east to Japan's main island.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Treasury yields continue to hover comfortably below their recent multidecade highs as investors scale back some of the their expectations for the Federal Reserve’s rate path.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The striking sculpture will hover over a cozy space with modular bookshelves that are arranged on a floor covered in book quotes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Buying a Roadster that can actually hover in the air requires an invitation from Tesla, according to its website.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

My fingers hover over the keyboard, and then I search it.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

As guests mingle in the autumn sunshine and staff put the finishing touches to the reception room, Burton hovers with her phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

While the steps helped stem the rupee's losses, the currency has faced fresh challenges as foreign investors continue to dump Indian equities and crude hovers around $100 a barrel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The average rent of an income-restricted three-bedroom in the Portland metropolitan area hovers around $1,800, according to Yardi Matrix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

When he gets in, he hovers over the warm radiator a minute and then looks at me and smiles and sits down on my vanity bench.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

The number of golfers committed to the league in 2027 hovered around 30, but another 10 or so were unwilling to do so by an Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Ten-year yields last fell back around 2.5 basis points to 4.935% and 30-year yields hovered around 5.315%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The unemployment rate has hovered below 5% since 2016, except for a brief spike during the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Helicopters hovered above the site during a frantic search for survivors, while several black vans arrived from a funeral parlour.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

A cottony cloud of locusts hovered over a farm where a tiny family raised brooms in the fields.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

He was future President Bill Clinton’s campaign manager at the time, when unemployment was hovering above 7% and healthcare costs were a persistent worry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

An equity selloff coincided with an already “weak and vulnerable” gold market that was hovering just above its major July support level of $3,975, said Samuelson.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But for Musk that’s a relatively trivial amount, even though his fluctuating trillionaire status is currently hovering below the threshold for designation.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

She blinked as if a gnat was hovering too near her eye.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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