overhead

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The need to constantly review and verify AI outputs creates what she calls cognitive overhead, making the technology less useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Officials argue that Moerdijk, which is on the southern shore of the Hollands Diep estuary, and well located next to ports, motorways, and existing overhead power lines, is a prime location for such a facility.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Pronghorn antelope and Tule elk are out there, too, the experts say, along with California condors soaring overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

For instance, residential neighborhoods tend to appear brighter when seen at an angle, while dense city centers often look brighter from directly overhead.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

As the sun, Ra, passes overhead, the obelisk will cast a moving shadow across the ground.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman