hover

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As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

When you assemble the dessert into bowls and start dappling each island with caramel and toasted sliced almonds, your friends will begin to hover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Rising energy costs, alongside trickier corporate credit markets and surging Treasury bond yields, could also eat into the group’s impressive profit margins, which hover around 32%.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Goldman Sachs said on March 13 that Brent crude should hover around $100 this month but fall to $85 in April.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

At some point my shoes light up and the hover feature activates, so that I’m hanging upside down in midair.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston