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overlay

[oh-ver-ley, oh-ver-ley] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ, ˈoʊ vərˌleɪ /


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Jefferies had already updated estimates to reflect this scenario, and the investment bank’s analysts say Westpac’s new portfolio overlay for energy intensive sectors supports this expectation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But a digital forensics expert told AFP's fact-checkers that the anomaly was the result of a failed text overlay by a news station that had syndicated the official feed.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The other is an overlay of orange and yellow splotches on the land.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

BBC Sport has seen a telemetry data overlay of a quick lap from Bahrain with last year's cars compared with one from this year.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

There are only a few to be seen from here, scattered dots representing the rest of the Milky Way, invisible without a virtual overlay.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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