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hover

[huhv-er, hov-] / ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv- /


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Magyar warned Hungary's energy supply could become "critical" from Monday due to the Paks shutdown and the ongoing heatwave, which will see temperatures hover around 37C for a week.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The decision to hold came despite mounting external pressure, as the rupiah continues to hover near record lows against the dollar, having shed roughly 7% for the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Some forecasts suggest temperatures could hover around 30C for at least seven consecutive days in places, perhaps rising back into the mid-30s at times although there is some uncertainty.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

"It can hover like a helicopter, fly forwards like an aircraft, but equally brake in midair or fly backwards," marketing chief Andrea Marchsteiner told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

His hover ladder’s safety features had put him in a lockdown mode.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

For Morrison, writing fiction was a form of “literary archaeology,” excavating history, and how the past hovers over the present.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Brent crude hovers around $91 a barrel despite the Iran war’s supply disruption.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

The cost is actually lower than the average price of a new vehicle, which now hovers around $50,000, according to Kelley Blue Book.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Throughout, the novel hovers in an uncanny limbo.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

When he gets in, he hovers over the warm radiator a minute and then looks at me and smiles and sits down on my vanity bench.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

The annual property tax bills hovered between $48,000 and $64,300 over that span.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Searching for direction, I found guidance in professor and documentary filmmaker Carolyn Strachan, whose average RateMyProfessor score hovered somewhere around 2.1.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

The defense secretary reversed the suspension of an Apache helicopter aircrew that hovered near the home of musician Kid Rock in March.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

There were some weeks in the late 1990s when run rates hovered around 99%, but refining capacity overall was lower at the time, he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

A thick gray-white cloud of steam hovered ahead.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The jacket belonged to his late father, whom he remembers hovering over a record player, bearing songs from a more thrilling world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The man moves away from the drone hovering above, before it chases him as he runs around a white van.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

A Federal Reserve interest-rate decision is hovering over stock markets for Wednesday, but don’t make the mistake of overthinking it, says MFS Investment Management’s chief global investment strategist, Robert Almeida.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Both main contracts fell more than one percent Friday with Brent hovering just below $100.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The sands began to move around Nathan and Pond, floating in circles and hovering above the desert floor.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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