low-hanging
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“It is essential to get at least three in-person quotes, rather than relying on online estimates, as a walk-through allows movers to identify complications like narrow stairways or low-hanging branches in advance,” Sartore-Bodo says.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
John Oates, known as Harry, was jogging along a public footpath in Cumbria when he came into contact with a low-hanging live cable.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
And there isn’t much low-hanging fruit left in the existing oil fields, which means there could be more work for oil-field-services companies when commodity prices do improve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Timmer calls international stocks “the low-hanging fruit of diversification” because of overseas markets’ lower valuations and correlations to U.S. stocks.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
There was the branch she had tied up to—the low-hanging tree was unmistakable—and yes, she even saw the same crocodile watching her with yellow, slitted eyes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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