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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
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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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