overwhelmingly

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“The dangers are so much different. Instead of an explosion, it just turns off. There’s no radioactive waste. So this light touch is exactly what the Congress overwhelmingly … wanted the NRC to do.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has long puzzled scientists: Why are humans so overwhelmingly right-handed?

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The government’s stakes in other companies are relatively small potatoes and overwhelmingly concentrated in critical minerals companies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Initially, the impact of the Iran conflict seemed overwhelmingly negative for Ukraine.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Because of the overwhelmingly white public face of the space program, the black engineers, scientists, and mathematicians who were deeply involved with the space race nevertheless lived in its shadows, even within the black community.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly