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overarching

[oh-ver-ahr-ching] / ˌoʊ vərˈɑr tʃɪŋ /


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There’s some truth to this, but the overarching emphasis on miasma theory fundamentally ignores how the immune system works.

From Salon

Borrowing a page from London's playbook, authorities have also decided to split the municipal corporation into five smaller bodies and set up an overarching Greater Bengaluru Authority.

From Barron's

Nonetheless, the “overarching theme” for the industry is that there is a scarcity of compute power.

From MarketWatch

“While we support the overarching goals of the rule, we remain deeply concerned about specific measures including in the regulation.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The Killing Age” undertakes to pull this historical picture together into a single overarching vision.

From The Wall Street Journal