- present participle of hover.
hovering
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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
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
Consumer sentiment ticked slightly lower in October, hovering near record-low levels, according to the end-of-month reading from the University of Michigan’s survey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Oil prices edged up, with Brent hovering around $110 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate near $104, amid worries over Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
My eyes open to the bluest eyes hovering above me.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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