hover
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Yet, as Lucas is a legendary lug nut, these hover cars and spaceships whisk you full speed into his creative process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
While many anglers will gently hover and twitch the urchin as a finesse-style bait, the young bass phenom and former Journal subject Dylan Quilatan has been fishing the urchin with a more aggressive approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The drones hover over the farmers, broadcasting warnings such as "it's hot, you need to go inside" to remind them to take breaks and cool down.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
A scream, said county officials, is considered operational noise, and decibel levels should hover somewhere around 50 dBa during peak hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her eyes seemed to hover over the rim of her glasses.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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Voter turnout in the U.S. hovers around 60 percent in presidential elections and closer to 40 percent in midterms.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The average student-loan balance in the U.S. hovers at around $38,000, so your gift will be able to help with a significant chunk of that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Major estimates that the average net worth among his California clients hovers near $250 million — a million of which they’ll likely end up spending to get another passport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At the least, Friday’s high-scoring, history-making 4-1 victory over Paraguay should deliver a momentary respite from the clammy tension that hovers over the men’s national team at this ever-controversial, freshly-premiered 2026 North American World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
A Buy Now button hovers right over it, waiting to be tapped.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading above $105 a barrel in early European trading Friday, while West Texas Intermediate hovered around $101 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even after that, the yen hovered near the 160 threshold due to factors including slim prospects for a rapid rate-gap narrowing and concerns over Japan’s fiscal health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Farther south in San Diego County, temperatures in inland coastal valleys hovered between 105 and 110 degrees and a thunderstorm in the Pauma Valley produced 50 mph winds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
My fork hovered aimlessly over the plate while my eyes stayed fixed on the entrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The setting sun hovered over the rooftops, casting a yellowish-orange glow in the darkening sky.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Corporate leaders also are watching oil and energy prices for potential knock-on effects to their business, with oil prices hovering around triple digits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Marine Corps and a helicopter accident investigation instructor for USC’s Aviation Safety and Security Program, said news helicopters will often spend time hovering over an incident, sometimes at a low altitude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The moth, which can be seen hovering over flowers, has wings that beat about 80 times per second, external, according to Benwell.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It essentially means that a good number of stocks were hovering just above their yearly lows even though the S&P 500 was near its yearly high.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
She stuck her nose in the apple fritter and handed it over to Mona, who was hovering.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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