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Ten-year yields fell back to hover around 4.910%, while 30-year yields traded below 5.300%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
BBC News NI was given access to see the Da Vinci in action - and, like a real-life sci-fi creation, it has multiple towering robotic arms that hover over the patient.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The striking sculpture will hover over a cozy space with modular bookshelves that are arranged on a floor covered in book quotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Buying a Roadster that can actually hover in the air requires an invitation from Tesla, according to its website.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
She usually likes to come to my appointments and hover, but she tells me she’s swamped.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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As guests mingle in the autumn sunshine and staff put the finishing touches to the reception room, Burton hovers with her phone.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
While the steps helped stem the rupee's losses, the currency has faced fresh challenges as foreign investors continue to dump Indian equities and crude hovers around $100 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Voter turnout in the U.S. hovers around 60 percent in presidential elections and closer to 40 percent in midterms.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Companies collect vast amounts of data about consumers, including browsing history, location, device type, purchase patterns, and even how long a cursor hovers over a product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
I see them standing awkwardly in the living room as my mom hovers nearby.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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The unemployment rate has hovered below 5% since 2016, except for a brief spike during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Helicopters hovered above the site during a frantic search for survivors, while several black vans arrived from a funeral parlour.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
He stopped, and his finger hovered as he looked at the link.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Margin debt, or investor borrowing from brokerages to buy securities, has hovered near record highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Dari ran over and hovered above us with an armload of snow.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The RBA has raised interest rates four times this year with inflation still hovering around 4.0%, well above the target of 2.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But for Musk that’s a relatively trivial amount, even though his fluctuating trillionaire status is currently hovering below the threshold for designation.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Oil prices edged up, with Brent hovering around $110 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate near $104, amid worries over Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
He’s paused in the middle of unpacking his lunch, his hands hovering in the air.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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