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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

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

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

We followed and found them sheltered beneath a shoe store's overhang two doors down, apparently their customary refuge.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman

The improvement became even greater with longer overhangs.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

“We acknowledge these overhangs but note that Netflix has successfully navigated similar periods of skepticism,” she said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 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

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

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

Nearby stood a crumbling amphitheater that served as a community kitchen, and near that a playground overhung by a latticework of improvised power lines.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2022

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

In the greengrocery market, the stalls were overhung with date branches, cinnamon stalks, strings of dried orange peels, gunny-bags of pistachios, fresh pears, pomegranates, and boxes of honeycombs.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

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

"These overhanging snow features can be difficult to spot, especially in poor visibility, and may collapse without warning," it said.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

The air whirred with the wingbeats of weaverbirds, flashing bright yellow as they fussed over their funneled nests in branches overhanging the water.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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