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hover

[huhv-er, hov-] / ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv- /


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Unlike the U.S., where shale companies need American oil prices to hover around $60 to justify their investment in drilling, the U.A.E. can produce barrels for cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Some members of communities where they most often hover have come to consider them an unwelcome intrusion and a reminder of the LAPD’s overbearing presence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Michael Jackson’s estate could’ve existed in this gray area forevermore, letting his memory hover somewhere between genius and joker.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

On the Moon, weak gravity allows charged dust to hover above the surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

I hover over “Not Going” but I can’t bring myself to click on it just yet, so instead I just close the page and pull up Visual Studio.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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