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hover

[huhv-er, hov-] / ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv- /


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Typical endowments for museums the size of the Neue Galerie tend to hover around $200 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Some members of communities where they most often hover have come to consider them an unwelcome intrusion and a reminder of the LAPD’s overbearing presence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Michael Jackson’s estate could’ve existed in this gray area forevermore, letting his memory hover somewhere between genius and joker.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

On the Moon, weak gravity allows charged dust to hover above the surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

I enjoyed not having Dad hover over me, but I did not tell him so.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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