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overarching

[oh-ver-ahr-ching] / ˌoʊ vərˈɑr tʃɪŋ /


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Insurance companies will expect to be compensated as well for such overarching risk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

While the first day of their summit was light on concrete deals, the overarching take is that both countries are eager to tone down their economic rivalry.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

But there is nothing to tell you why one object is next to the other, how those objects fit into the overarching theme or what their significance is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

More important, Makowski says, researchers have little evidence that ancient Peruvians actually believed in a single overarching deity called the Staff God.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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