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hover

[huhv-er, hov-] / ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv- /


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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

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

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

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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