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overlap

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


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With 20 works in the Lucas Museum’s collection, Los Angeles artist Kadir Nelson embodies the overlap between popular visual culture and fine art.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The researchers found that genetic variants associated with personality overlap with genetic patterns connected to many other areas of life.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Many of the borrowers overlap with those at Delaware Life and Clear Spring, regulatory filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

He observed one stopping for a dip in the garden pool, highlighting the increasingly common overlap between wildlife and residential life in Los Angeles County, where housing developments have spread into bear habitat.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

We were in different specialty groups, so there was no material overlap in our work anyway.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Milwaukee’s festival calendar stretches well beyond these two, so if your visit overlaps with one, it’s worth checking the city’s full schedule before you arrive.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

The split does not fully fall along generational lines, but it often overlaps with the growing push by some younger candidates to oust veteran lawmakers, a debate over experience and seniority versus fresh blood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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 building on my left overlaps with Erudite headquarters on its far left side.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

We positioned the airline where we overlapped on about 100 routes, that both Frontier and Spirit operated on.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 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

At this sea level "sweet spot," low-oxygen waters overlapped with organic-rich continental shelf sediments.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

The tertulias at Alemana became the space where artists, journalists, and drunks overlapped freely.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

They calculate the many months that they were in that distant city together, on trips that had overlapped by weeks and once by months, unaware of each other’s presence.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

The multiple, overlapping security issues mean Nigeria's military and police are overstretched and as a result struggle to tackle the violence.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The two companies would have an overlapping workforce within its linear cable channel divisions, film and television studios, streaming operations and corporate functions, including marketing, technology and advertising sales.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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

“No, we only thought they had retreated,” the Frenchman corrected him, overlapping my translation.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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