overarching
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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
The company's overarching question to the jury has been whether Kaley's mental health problems were clearly caused by her social media use, while making the case that many other factors were to blame.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
“It can be a nice overarching tool that can allow you to kind of simplify your bill-paying,” Schulz said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
For Jefferson, all specific decisions about American foreign policy occurred within the context of this overarching, indeed almost cosmic, pattern.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Life of Pi
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