overhang
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That in itself will be costly, but in theory the overhang and what is underneath it will be in United's footprint - and the club will be responsible for it.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Overall, we continue to expect the competitive debate to remain an overhang for investors, but the lack of observable volume pressure supports our view that FICO’s competitive position will prove resilient,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The heavy overseas revenue contribution makes geopolitical risks and trade tensions an overhang after its inclusion in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
In SpaceX’s case there is a considerable overhang of shares that could be sold.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Mami let go our hands and ran under the roof overhang, where water fell in a thick stream.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Plenty of stock overhangs remain, and the buzz around hantavirus is purely speculative.
From Barron's ● May 13, 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
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
“If regulatory overhangs abate and double-digit tech earnings materialise, a multi-year catch-up is possible,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
To climb the rocky hills at the peak of which our neighbors’ porches rose even higher, their balustrades festooned with potted plants, the zinc overhangs sparkling in the midday sun.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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
Betsy Aurnou, climbing with wraparound shades and fabric completely covering her face, carried Fritos and Vitalyte, and referred to the occasional slivers of shadow beneath overhung cliffs as “shade opportunities.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Some houses were so close to the narrowed stream that their decks overhung the water.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
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
When they came to the corner they looked round and saw that the path ran on over a level strip under the face of a low cliff overhung with trees.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
On Monday, models meandered down a runway that wound its way around hundreds of ferns, overhanging plants and mossy paths, the mass of green a contrast to the grey, industrial show space.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
The major had a little toothbrush mustache overhanging small, tight lips that clipped his words briskly.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
