hovering

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While Constance never shows for the reading, her presence is still felt, often hovering or circling around the table with movements designed to interpret the tone of the reading.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

“If you look at women in their 50s who have completed childbearing—what’s called the ‘completed cohort fertility rate’—that number has been hovering right around 1.9 to 2,” Bailey says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Commercial inventories in Cushing are now at 22.4 million barrels, their lowest since December, after hovering around 30 million barrels earlier in the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

He’s paused in the middle of unpacking his lunch, his hands hovering in the air.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila