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overhang

[oh-ver-hang, oh-ver-hang] / ˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ, ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ /


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There was a hint of funkiness in the field, albeit an overhang from Root's first spell as captain.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

“We think the lockup-expiry overhang is an opportunity rather than a risk, offering a rare entry point into a generational compounder that converts energy into swarming,” the bullish analyst said in a recent client note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Using an 18-base overhang, the researchers achieved a joining efficiency of 44%.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Although gap between its accumulated orders and annual target remains high, the related overhang on its share price has mostly been digested, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

They inched over to the craggy overhang and, standing side by side, with Babi in the middle, gazed down on the valley.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

The improvement became even greater with longer overhangs.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Under the proposal, residents would not be allowed to plant anything within a 1-foot “Safety Zone” around the home, including beneath roof overhangs; two feet from windows, vents and doors and five feet from decks.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2026

The South Korean entertainment company’s stock valuation discount already reflects structural overhangs, such as weak earnings-per-share visibility and balance sheet concerns, Kim says.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Oracle has also managed to clear overhangs about its AI-funding plans with its announcement last month of a $50 billion debt-and-equity raise for 2026.

From MarketWatch Mar. 11, 2026

It was too early to think of bones, even old gray mule bones, but he realized that all along the valley the cliffs were full of shallow caves and overhangs with springs.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

It’s round so it can turn in place without running into another object, and flat so it can clean floors overhung by kitchen cabinets.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2025

Some houses were so close to the narrowed stream that their decks overhung the water.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2022

“From here, it only gets better,” Miller said, looking upstream at the sparkling river, overhung with a deep forest.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2020

It’s 3:55 p.m. and Elena Mullins, a Baroque dancer, is twirling in the center of a living room of a home surrounded by overhung trees in the Northwest DC neighborhood of Barnaby Woods. 

From Washington Post May 6, 2016

Heather and trees and bracken scrambled down and overhung the banks, or sprawled out over the surface.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

“But once that technical overhanging is gone, I believe it’s going to trade at a premium, or at least at NAV.”

From Barron's May 1, 2026

But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

The goats have also attacked the neighbors and climbed on top of their car in a shared driveway to eat the leaves off an overhanging tree, Paszterko wrote in his Aug. 7 filing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2024

The cave has a skylight on the Moon’s surface, leading down to vertical and overhanging walls, and a sloping floor that might extend further underground.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2024

Lying on his back, Jonathan stared up at the overhanging trees, a laced and dark-green net.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi




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