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overhang

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


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Subway cars and burned-out streets don’t require much in the way of elaborate illustration for the overhang of menace to be felt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Calls from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk to slow the rate of artificial-intelligence development are the latest overhang on fast-growing tech stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

But neither Enflame nor its fellow GPU makers have yet to turn a sustainable profit, creating an overhang for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Pacing in front of the library waiting for Gran, I shaded myself from the sun under the roof overhang, but the air kept blowing gusts of hot breath in my direction.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The improvement became even greater with longer overhangs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

If the U.S. and Iran sign a peace deal, these overhangs could disappear as quickly as they arrived.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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

I passed the bridge of Pélissier, where the ravine, which the river forms, opened before me, and I began to ascend the mountain that overhangs it.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Note how the wheels of the S5 do not extend to the vertical edge of the wheel wells but are rather overhung slightly by the wheel arches, making them look smaller—and weaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

Biden’s first stop Sunday was the memorial outside Robb Elementary School, located in a quiet grid of streets overhung with pecan trees and roamed by quarrelsome chickens.

From Washington Post ● May 29, 2022

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

From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022

There was a landing, for instance, overhung with a mobile.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

With its deeply overhanging roofs, its insistent horizontality, and ground-hugging form, it is an exemplar of the Prairie Style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

“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

"Unfortunately, due to where she was, we were unable to airlift her out due to the length and the wind conditions and the overhanging trees, so winching out wasn't an option."

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Zumthor’s building design, which includes overhanging canopies, intentionally creates shade with outdoor events in mind, the executive explained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

On either side of them, along the overhanging niche, the cliff was pocked with myriad caves.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini


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