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Example Sentences

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Government debt outstanding now hovers near 250% of GDP and debt-service expenses eat up about a quarter of the government budget.

From The Wall Street Journal

The post was accompanied by a nearly eight-minute video of aerial footage that showed a helicopter hovering just above the deck of a large tanker at sea.

From Barron's

Some cried or hugged each other at the morning ceremony, with a surf lifesaving helicopter hovering overhead, television images showed.

From Barron's

Song floats through “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” like hovering cherubim.

From The Wall Street Journal

In good times, the index usually hovers between 80 and 90, and it sometimes tops 100.

From MarketWatch