overlap

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But two overlapping developments in the past two decades supercharged the get-rich culture: the rise of websites and later of apps like Robinhood that make it easier to trade, and the war on terror.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the two overlap, their superposition transfers the information from the original photon to the far-away partner of the entangled pair.

From Science Daily

I’ve only known her about four months, so our friend groups don’t overlap much.

From MarketWatch

The full-body suit was made up of about 26 overlapping prosthetic pieces that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

From Los Angeles Times

They vary widely in shape and age: some are crisp, some eroded, some overlapping, and others partly buried.

From Science Daily