hovering

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He became convinced that only “the dream of a bright star hovering over Palestine and the hope of a possible return to the Holy Land” could restore the national life of his coreligionists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Commercial inventories in Cushing are now at 22.4 million barrels, their lowest since December, after hovering around 30 million barrels earlier in the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Brent crude prices for August delivery, the global benchmark, were last marked 1.9% lower on the session and hovering close to the $90 a barrel mark, the lowest since early March.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Each screen has a couple drones hovering nearby to answer any questions passersby might have.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston