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overarching

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


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To make up for this, Gray’s team tried to enlist several leading academic historians to instill more of an overarching narrative structure.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

“The overarching lesson for the foreign business community is proceed cautiously and be smart about how you do business within China and who you do it with,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

For instance, New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J., refers to the large, overarching metro area.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Emmys split their nominations into three overarching categories: comedy, drama and limited or anthology series.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

It’s an aspect of the art of writing which depends on intuition, experience, and guesswork, but there is also an overarching guideline.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker



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