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overall

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




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Most astonishing is the case of Massachusetts, which ranks third overall in union strength.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

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

But public transit advocates have argued that the updates will improve traffic overall for the Games and beyond.

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

You start tearing big chunks of clay off until the size looks okay and then you tackle the overall shape.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 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

The ruling means drivers can use a mandated cooling kit that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.

From BBC Jun. 25, 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

For a fleeting moment I wished I’d put on my skirt that morning instead of the more practical pair of Chester’s old overalls.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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