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overt

[oh-vurt, oh-vurt] / oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrt /


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Tesla has made an overt pivot toward AI, namely humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles, and that transformation now consumes investors’ attention.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Popes rarely address parliaments, trying to avoid overt political interventions.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Fortissimo” dates from two years earlier than “The Pond,” but it has left overt landscape references behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

But others kept pushing the boundaries of AI — mostly as overt parody or satire, an arena that offers greater 1st Amendment protection.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Most verbs that take subjectless complements, such as try in Alice tried to calm down, are governed by an ironclad rule that forces the overt subject to be identical to the missing subject.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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