overhang
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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
Using an 18-base overhang, the researchers achieved a joining efficiency of 44%.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The other big overhang at PJM is the lack of rules around data centers that plan to “co-locate” next to existing power plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
For Al-Louh, his wife and six children, living under the overhang of a partially destroyed building, the Yellow Line has imposed its own schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
She caught a band with one front claw and was able to grab the overhang with her hind feet and, scratching hard on the shakes, pull herself up onto the roof.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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
“While we have many questions surrounding the implementation of this relationship, and the companies’ pricing strategies going forward, this deal would seem to remove the biggest near-term overhangs on the shares,” Hill wrote.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
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
We walked to a fork in the path, a crossroads overhung with massive slabs of rock that seemed poised to crush us.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
Some houses were so close to the narrowed stream that their decks overhung the water.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
Carefully installed — thankfully not overhung — the handful of works here look almost like tapestries instead of paintings.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2015
A stream overhung with palms wound beside them with a loud, heartening sound.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
To efficiently connect short pieces of DNA, scientists rely on overhanging sequences called sticky ends.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
"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
She pointed to a few trees overhanging the cliff below.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
