overhang

Example Sentences

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Jet fuel prices meanwhile have been coming back to earth, removing that overhang on airline earnings and making Delta’s refinery less of a leg-up on its competitors, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Strategy’s liquidity position has become a major overhang for bitcoin, he noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

On the earnings conference call, White said several parties have demonstrated “significant” interest in the segment, and that it has now moved past a key litigation overhang, which cost about $272 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“This raising should serve as a cathartic event and clear the overhang from the share price,” says analyst Martyn Jacobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Beneath an overhang he saw someone under a covering of grass and twigs.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III