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dovetail

[duhv-tayl] / ˈdʌvˌteɪl /


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The balance of the new story will disorient anyone trying to mentally dovetail the old version into the new.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Those inflation concerns dovetail with another factor that Lee thinks has rattled the market in recent sessions: the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Tech companies find it easy to introduce AI into their business models because they dovetail so well together, with the controlled environments of industrial applications not far behind.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The COP30 summit will dovetail with the prince's own Earthshot environmental awards, which will finish in Rio de Janeiro the day before he attends the COP summit on 6 November.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

“Of course,” I said, unaccountably excited that the story was at last beginning to dovetail with my own experience.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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