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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

The heavy overseas revenue contribution makes geopolitical risks and trade tensions an overhang after its inclusion in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“Investors should monitor this event for potential volatility driven by both earnings performance and the supply overhang from the expiring lock-up,” Clear Street Research analysts advised in a July 7 note to clients.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Pacing in front of the library waiting for Gran, I shaded myself from the sun under the roof overhang, but the air kept blowing gusts of hot breath in my direction.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Remaining overhangs on branded GLP-1 uptake, namely injectable supply and pricing dynamics, “were largely resolved last year,” analysts wrote in a lengthy research note on Tuesday.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Engineering giant Worley faces “a number of near-term overhangs limiting share price upside,” says Barrenjoey analyst Megan Kirby-Lewis.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

In stock markets, these overhangs usually run six to 18 months.

From MarketWatch Nov. 17, 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

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

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

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2022

At Bassin la Paix, in St. Benoit, an entire river courses over a 40-foot drop into a fishbowl-like swimming hole, throwing off so much spray that overhung basalt cliffs on shore are covered in ferns.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2019

It’s 3:55 p.m. and Elena Mullins, a Baroque dancer, is twirling in the center of a living room of a home surrounded by overhung trees in the Northwest DC neighborhood of Barnaby Woods. 

From Washington Post May 6, 2016

There was a landing, for instance, overhung with a mobile.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

"Unfortunately, due to where she was, we were unable to airlift her out due to the length and the wind conditions and the overhanging trees, so winching out wasn't an option."

From BBC Mar. 18, 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 old dog drank deeply, standing up to his chest in the cold water; the cat picked his way delicately to the edge of an overhanging rock.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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