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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

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

With the clouds hovering, rain threatening and pitch nibbling, Robinson was the perfect horse for this course.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Bond yields have risen on inflation fears, with the 10-year Treasury note hovering near 4.5%.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

I hustled to my bedroom and found Dad hovering over Tamika.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas