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overhang

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


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But if it also wins 13 electorate races, then parliament creates an extra, overhang seat for it, pushing up its total to 121.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Need for additional financing remains a key overhang for sentiment, especially given the recent neocloud debt saga,” Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas wrote in a Monday note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Subway cars and burned-out streets don’t require much in the way of elaborate illustration for the overhang of menace to be felt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

But neither Enflame nor its fellow GPU makers have yet to turn a sustainable profit, creating an overhang for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The World Spirit had passed over the overhang, and let him live.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The improvement became even greater with longer overhangs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

“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

To climb the rocky hills at the peak of which our neighbors’ porches rose even higher, their balustrades festooned with potted plants, the zinc overhangs sparkling in the midday sun.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Note how the wheels of the S5 do not extend to the vertical edge of the wheel wells but are rather overhung slightly by the wheel arches, making them look smaller—and weaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

We walked to a fork in the path, a crossroads overhung with massive slabs of rock that seemed poised to crush us.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

In the white weather one could not see a crevasse until one could look down in to it—a little late, for the edges overhung, and were not always solid.

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

Zumthor’s building design, which includes overhanging canopies, intentionally creates shade with outdoor events in mind, the executive explained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 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

So she preened her flight feathers, wiped her cheek on her shoulder, and walked under an overhanging rock.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George


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