hovered
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Ten-year Treasury yields traded below 5.120%, while 30-year yields hovered around 5.455%, as government bonds again benefited from a flight to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But, in 2025, UnitedHealth’s medical-cost ratio hovered about 90% for three out of four quarters, an unwelcome increase for investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
However, the unheated pool in Staten Island instead felt bone-chilling in the early May temperatures, which hovered at a low 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Crude oil prices have hovered between $90 and $100 a barrel as the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz enters its eighth month, far longer than analysts had expected.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The heavy smell of cooking food hovered in the air—something with onions, maybe?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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