hover
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Ten-year yields fell back to hover around 4.910%, while 30-year yields traded below 5.300%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The striking sculpture will hover over a cozy space with modular bookshelves that are arranged on a floor covered in book quotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
A new version of Tesla's Roadster electric sports car, equipped with thrusters which apparently allow it to hover and turn in mid-air, has been unveiled in Texas.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Buying a Roadster that can actually hover in the air requires an invitation from Tesla, according to its website.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
And I know the drones hover somewhere above our heads; I can feel the hum in my bones.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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As guests mingle in the autumn sunshine and staff put the finishing touches to the reception room, Burton hovers with her phone.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
While the steps helped stem the rupee's losses, the currency has faced fresh challenges as foreign investors continue to dump Indian equities and crude hovers around $100 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The average rent of an income-restricted three-bedroom in the Portland metropolitan area hovers around $1,800, according to Yardi Matrix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
So tonight as the moon hovers outside my window, and the music drifts m with the midnight air, I make this my promise to myself.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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The number of golfers committed to the league in 2027 hovered around 30, but another 10 or so were unwilling to do so by an Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The former real estate tycoon's approval rating has hovered near the low 30s.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The unemployment rate has hovered below 5% since 2016, except for a brief spike during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
He stopped, and his finger hovered as he looked at the link.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
A helicopter overhead swooped in with a roar over the trees, hovered above us for a moment, then darted back the way it had come.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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International benchmark Brent was hovering around $92 a barrel, after dropping below $90 for the first time since August.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
On Polymarket, the odds of Anthropic going public before December were hovering around 57% on Friday, down from nearly 90% the week before.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
Elsewhere, both dancers performing as the prankish Puck nearly stole their respective shows, as boldly athletic Jake Roxander and high-flying and hovering Takumi Miyake bolted and breezed about their forest setting with fairyland finesse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
I wondered what it felt like to be hovering like that with only a thin railing between him and the water, when I could barely keep my balance on the boat.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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