overlap
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De Zerbi bemoaned Tottenham's decision-making with Marmoush a culprit, blazing over in the second half with Andy Robertson on an overlap and Mohammed Kudus waiting for a far-post tap in.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The work, titled Attention Unleashed: creative therapy for thoughtful transformation, brings together findings from multiple research fields to show how the brain systems involved in attention also overlap with those involved in creativity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The overlap figures to be among the most discussed subjects among central bankers on the sidelines of the Kansas City Fed’s annual symposium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Comscore data says there is a less than 10% overlap between MS NOW’s TV and digital audiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The ranges of the four voices overlap, but singers may find themselves straining or getting an unpleasant sound at the top or a weak sound at the bottom of their ranges.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
There are also some overlaps with his predecessor Howe, which the German discovered in his own research and, likewise, in the analysis the club carried out about him during the interview process.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The salmonella outbreak overlaps with the nation’s largest-ever cyclospora outbreak, tied to shredded iceberg lettuce, that has sickened thousands of people over the past several weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
There are only a few spots where the big, brawny Interstate 5 overlaps with the old Ridge Routes, mostly for a short bit above the town of Grapevine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Thus according to the common-sense view the science of extraterrestrial beings, if they exist and if they are intelligent, must, where it overlaps with our science, agree with it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Instead the shocks have persisted and overlapped with a newer one, a surge in prices for technology equipment and software tied to the artificial-intelligence build-out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The roles overlapped, but Robb and the mayor’s office insisted there was a firewall between Robb and the mayor regarding the Lineage fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The tertulias at Alemana became the space where artists, journalists, and drunks overlapped freely.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
During Trump's first term, the US president and former Brazilian president Bolsonaro enjoyed a friendly relationship when their presidencies overlapped, and the two had met at the White House in 2019.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
I moved my arm to the edge of my bag and pushed it so it slightly overlapped with hers.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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Ben White: He didn't produce his usual overlapping runs as much but helped the Arsenal back four keep a clean sheet.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The overlapping portion of Business Development Company funds has risen from about 10% of the average portfolio in 2010 to over 55% today.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bass agreed that those overlapping roles were not a good look, saying the consultant stopped advising her once she learned about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Instead, the findings suggest that very different experiences may sometimes engage overlapping brain processes associated with altered states of consciousness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The anchor dominated the landscape, a great mass hulking behind the silhouettes of the overlapping domes.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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