overhead

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And at the 2014 World Cup, suspicion fell on Germany when France manager Didier Deschamps said he had to stop a private training session because a drone was flying overhead.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The typhoon was not only reshaping conditions at the ocean's surface but also disturbing layers of the atmosphere many miles overhead.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

“It does, however, provide an opportunity to evaluate management costs, overhead burdens, and ideally find ways to get after the science faster and more affordably.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Because it is so easy to start an HOA management company—they have low overhead costs and don’t require expensive equipment—new entries keep springing up, and “consolidation almost can’t keep up with the refragmentation,” Beisner said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The guy next to me adjusts his overhead fan and gestures at the medicine packet in my fingers.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith