hovering

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Brent crude prices for August delivery, the global benchmark, were last marked 1.9% lower on the session and hovering close to the $90 a barrel mark, the lowest since early March.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Slice up cucumbers, red onions, carrots, radishes, jalapeños — whatever vegetables you have hovering on the edge of being forgotten — and drop them into the jar.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

One resident said he heard the sound of helicopter hovering overhead before the attack.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The index has lost some of that momentum in May, briefly sliding 6.4% in a two-day span but still leaving stock valuations hovering at historically high levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He stood on sand, between a sphinx and closely set pyramids, the words “Carl Laemmle Presents Boris Karloff In” hovering before them.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny