overhang

Example Sentences

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At the same time, he acknowledged that the development could be “a bit of an overhang on the shares in the near term.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“High seaborne thermal coal prices will help offset the impact of this ramp up delay, but this is still likely to be an overhang on BTU shares until it is fully resolved,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Yet the announcement is “unfortunate” given the recent resolution of prior disputes with the government, “which we hoped would allow investors to consider a potential overhang as being ‘resolved’,” Hissey says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Such sentiment will “continue to be an overhang for the sector … whilst AI models continue advancing,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

At the foot of the scree below my overhang about seven or eight figures sat round a dirty fire.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell