overlap
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While mergers typically lead to corporate overlap and redundancies, Bonta maintained that it would be a "job creator" that will put people back to work across the industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
They can overlap, of course, but these are to be avoided.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
In some ways, the new report’s findings overlap with Barr’s report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us, and that’s the challenge,” Johnson said Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The ranges of the four voices overlap, but singers may find themselves straining or getting an unpleasant sound at the top or a weak sound at the bottom of their ranges.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Milwaukee’s festival calendar stretches well beyond these two, so if your visit overlaps with one, it’s worth checking the city’s full schedule before you arrive.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Zooid’s history overlaps that of Mr. Threadgill’s trio with Messrs. Iyer and Prieto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The split does not fully fall along generational lines, but it often overlaps with the growing push by some younger candidates to oust veteran lawmakers, a debate over experience and seniority versus fresh blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Research often overlaps in ways nobody expects,” Dr. Achebe said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Some vocational qualifications that overlapped with T-levels have had funding withdrawn, while others continue to be funded following a government review.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The period in which respondents were surveyed overlapped with the tentative ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and the end of the agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The tertulias at Alemana became the space where artists, journalists, and drunks overlapped freely.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
The team also examined whether the diets of more common fungi-eating mammals overlapped with the Gilbert's potoroo.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
He stood with his head bowed, eyes mere slits, clamped mouth hidden where his mustache overlapped his beard.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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The sales trends have arrived after the luxury industry hiked prices over the 2020s, following the pandemic and overlapping supply disruptions, leading to distrust among some consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Pressing the ICJ to lower the standard are the overlapping Gambian and South African legal teams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ben White: He didn't produce his usual overlapping runs as much but helped the Arsenal back four keep a clean sheet.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bass agreed that those overlapping roles were not a good look, saying the consultant stopped advising her once she learned about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many of the caves in the buttes are splattered with ancient pictographs—rock paintings of hands, stars, frogs, and human figures, all reminiscent of Joan Miro, in overlapping red and yellow and brown.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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