overarching

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The restrained approach to communicating has left the public without an overarching account of why the Fed would raise rates or what a hike is meant to accomplish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The series’ first film is its strongest, weaving together overarching parodies of “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer” alongside brief send-ups of popular horror films.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“You can mitigate that overarching risk by being in fundamentally different asset classes that are exposed to different dynamics,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s a tale of the immense challenge of uniting this vast, sprawling metropolis of nearly 10 million people around an overarching vision of what public transit should look like and where it should go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Ishmael, one long afternoon, helped Dale Papineau—self-appointed caretaker for half a dozen summer families—prune back the alder branches overarching their long drive.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson