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This will increase the overall supply but John Mills, head of housing for Fife Council, also pointed out that 30% of the homes on these sites would be affordable housing.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The situation on the global gas market remains more strained overall than on the oil market,” said Liebke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Players want a share of overall revenue, while the majors have generally favored formulas based on what remains after expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
As the XLE earned a stellar 64% that year, including a 10% allocation to the fund cut overall portfolio losses nearly in half, from 17% to 9%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Later, when it was time for the smaller children in the cabin to go to bed, Sounder’s master got up, put on his overall jacket, and went outside.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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The ruling means drivers can use a system that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Wearing overalls and a cap emblazoned with "Billionaire's Boys Club", he expresses profound regret over the seven years he has worked as a goon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Another man was dressed in overalls in star-spangled colors while one couple wore large and seemingly uncomfortable bald eagle heads, topped by red, white and blue cloth stovepipe hats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The large man in blue overalls is contracted to the UAE-based Atlas Agri, one of the biggest of 44 registered merchants and contractors in the southern African country.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
A young man in overalls eyed her suspiciously and asked if she needed help.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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