overlapping

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Banks and funds have overlapping exposure to borrowers.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

In a county that includes 88 cities, all of which have overlapping and sometimes conflicting ideas, there have been few avenues for reaching consensus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Analysts say the conflicts are increasingly overlapping and drawing in external actors from the wider region.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

He wants to conduct a number of mergers: the mainstream television station France 2 with the less-watched France 5; the two news channels France 24 and France Info; and overlapping local radio and television networks.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Using her magnifying glass, she peered at their wings and discovered a series of scales overlapping in regular patterns, “like the feathers of multicolored chickens.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman