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overboard

[oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /






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Dunbar, despite his standing in the positive camp, concedes that some trainers have gone overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

HM Coastguard responded to a report of a man going overboard from the MV Caledonian Isles near Arran about 20:30 on Sunday 18 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

A passenger on a Carnival Cruise Line ship returning to Long Beach from Mexico went overboard over the weekend and is still missing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The court said the regulator's intentions were "laudable" but that it had "gone overboard".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Each time I peer overboard, I half expect the Abyssal Serpent to launch itself out of the water, clamp onto my head, and take me down.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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