overriding
Example Sentences
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Estate-planning documents can spell out whether biological children who aren’t known to the family will inherit, overriding state definitions of descendants, said Carole M. Bass, an estate lawyer in New York.
However, while Farke said that "their overriding feeling is disappointment", their second-half display offered enough evidence to suggest they are capable of arresting their current form and climbing back up the table.
From BBC
"But that's not the overriding contribution as to why we didn't end up getting the result."
From Barron's
“We apologise for the inconvenience caused and will work closely with operators, while keeping safety as our number one and overriding priority,” Airbus said.
The overriding goal of any peace is letting Ukraine survive as an independent nation that can determine its own future.
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