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overhang

[oh-ver-hang, oh-ver-hang] / ˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ, ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ /


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That in itself will be costly, but in theory the overhang and what is underneath it will be in United's footprint - and the club will be responsible for it.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“Overall, we continue to expect the competitive debate to remain an overhang for investors, but the lack of observable volume pressure supports our view that FICO’s competitive position will prove resilient,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

BNP Paribas analyst Sam McHugh has said that the Starlink overhang on wireless stocks could persist until next year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Neil Sun, a portfolio manager at RBC Global Asset Management, said his team has been looking recently for opportunities in investment-grade corporate bonds, given the prospect of an AI supply overhang and wider spreads.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

She was headed for the roof but was stopped by the overhang.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Under the proposal, residents would not be allowed to plant anything within a 1-foot “Safety Zone” around the home, including beneath roof overhangs; two feet from windows, vents and doors and five feet from decks.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2026

Oracle has also managed to clear overhangs about its AI-funding plans with its announcement last month of a $50 billion debt-and-equity raise for 2026.

From MarketWatch Mar. 11, 2026

“We do not expect these debates to resolve within the course of next year, with looming overhangs potentially sidelining investors in many cases,” Zelnick said in a Jan. 6 research note.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

P&G is the steadier but more expensive option, while Kimberly-Clark offers a cheaper entry point after its Kenvue deal rattled investors worried about deal risk and potential legal overhangs tied to consumer-health brands like Tylenol.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

I passed the bridge of Pélissier, where the ravine, which the river forms, opened before me, and I began to ascend the mountain that overhangs it.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

It’s round so it can turn in place without running into another object, and flat so it can clean floors overhung by kitchen cabinets.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2025

Nearby stood a crumbling amphitheater that served as a community kitchen, and near that a playground overhung by a latticework of improvised power lines.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2022

Biden’s first stop Sunday was the memorial outside Robb Elementary School, located in a quiet grid of streets overhung with pecan trees and roamed by quarrelsome chickens.

From Washington Post May 29, 2022

Some houses were so close to the narrowed stream that their decks overhung the water.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2022

I was glad to get clear of those long stone streets overhung with black, steep roofs and innumerable towers, that sunless city where all my chances had turned to fear and betrayal.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

A dog has been rescued after falling through an overhanging ledge of snow and spending a wintry night out on a mountain in the Highlands.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

Their staple diet are deer, and they hunt by stealth often pouncing from trees or overhanging rocks.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

The goats have also attacked the neighbors and climbed on top of their car in a shared driveway to eat the leaves off an overhanging tree, Paszterko wrote in his Aug. 7 filing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2024

The air whirred with the wingbeats of weaverbirds, flashing bright yellow as they fussed over their funneled nests in branches overhanging the water.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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