overarching
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For my own children, that translated into one key overarching lesson: knowing how much they have.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
What is your overarching goal for these shows?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
In the run-up to the Academy Awards, Madigan was not the overarching favorite, but wins at the Critics Choice Awards and the Actor Awards bestowed by the Screen Actors Guild snowballed into Oscars success.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
A big heavy phrase is easier to handle if it comes at the end, when your work assembling the overarching phrase is done and nothing else is on your mind.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing overarching
Life of Pi
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Moneyball
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