overhang

Example Sentences

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On a rock overhang near his settlement, Salim Joseph, a 48-year-old Hadzabe community leader, watches workers pour concrete and install wire panels at a new school below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

“If this geopolitical overhang starts to dissipate, we think we get right back to a really strong fundamental picture for the economy,” he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

If the overhang extends 3 feet, so does the Safety Zone in that area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“We think the valuation remains attractive, despite some overhang risk, and with the clouds over the strategy dissipating,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A bunch of seventh and eighth graders in wine-colored uniforms are crowded outside the building, beneath the overhang, trying to stay dry.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau