overhead
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The Truth Social post purports to show the US president saluting beside his Chinese counterpart, with Xi's Air China aircraft forming the backdrop and a military jet soaring overhead.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Israeli pilots overhead had no idea where I was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Using monopoles rather than wooden ones would mean fewer overhead lines are needed, the company said, reducing impacts on farmland and scenery.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The bus crash brought an army of first responders and news media to the area, including TV news choppers flying overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Brightbill had been circling overhead this whole time and now he squawked desperate warnings to his mother.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Suffering from slimmer margins on electric cars, US tariffs and above all intense Chinese competition, German carmakers have sought to cut overheads.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
This strict reliance on limited, private labels is exactly what keeps Aldi's overheads low, according to Dustin York, an associate professor of communication at Maryville University.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And in this case, the marginal cost of each ticket is small – there are not even any very substantial overheads to cover, which often justify a higher price.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
This is what economists call a cost-push shock: Rising input costs work through the supply chain, lifting intermediary material costs and overheads.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
I answered phones and made plasticene overheads and picked up dry cleaning and kids from day care.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
