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overlap

[oh-ver-lap, oh-ver-lap] / ˌoʊ vərˈlæp, ˈoʊ vərˌlæp /


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During his 30-minute speech, the president pointed to the scale of the problem and how "illegal migration routes increasingly overlap with organised crime".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Instead, researchers are comparing traditional claims with modern biological findings to see where they overlap.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

The overlap makes it more feasible to merge operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

That works even better now because the equipment he already has still includes modern technology such as guidance systems — automatic steering to avoid overlap and save on fuel — that help improve productivity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Even among very popular black names, there is little overlap with whites.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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