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overall

[oh-ver-awl, oh-ver-awl] / ˈoʊ vərˈɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌɔl /




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Gagnon said Powell and his colleagues have never come up with a good way to communicate overall monetary policy, including the balance sheet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Notably, a CDC study published in March 2025 found fertility rates rising among women in their 30s and 40s, though the increases are smaller compared to overall declines.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

In the interests of maintaining brand mystique, Ferrari limits Purosangue to 20% of its overall production, lest it suffer the fate of Porsche, which now sells many more SUVs than its legendary sports cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The company got a bump from the car-buying boom of 2021 and 2022, but its auto revenue underperformed overall light-vehicle production in the years after, as customers sat on swollen inventories.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

In terms of precipitation, she observes, Antarctica “is the driest large area on Earth, drier overall than any large desert.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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