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overly

[oh-ver-lee] / ˈoʊ vər li /


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And don’t look for BritBox to be overly rigid in its selection process: “Bridget Jones’s Diary” becomes available May 1.

From The Wall Street Journal

Save room for dessert—the house-made churro cheesecake isn’t overly sweet and is a great way to end the meal.

From Salon

“We think the market is overly concerned about management’s frequent comments that long-term investments will negatively affect financial performance,” Tam says.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Bones are overly smooth, spines unnaturally straight, lungs overly symmetrical, blood vessel patterns excessively uniform, and fractures appear unusually clean and consistent, often limited to one side of the bone."

From Science Daily

Under scrutiny will be not only England's results but the style of play which has been criticised as being overly kick-heavy and conservative.

From BBC