overhang
n.— «Uncertainty over Lipitor had been a cloud over Pfizer, or an “overhang,” in Wall Street lingo.» —“Pfizer’s Lipitor patent win rallies drug stocks” by George E. Jordan Star-Ledger (N.J.) Dec. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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In 1971, when a new public library opened in Troy, Michigan, famous authors and artists were invited to write letters to the city’s youngest readers, extolling the many benefits of libraries. One of the loveliest was from E.B. White, author of...
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