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overlap

[oh-ver-lap, oh-ver-lap] / ˌoʊ vərˈlæp, ˈoʊ vərˌlæp /


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The percentage of direct overlap between Spirit and fellow budget airline Frontier, according to a Deutsche Bank analysis of competing seat capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But Alaska and Hawaiian had limited route overlap, and in the place where they did overlap — West Coast to Hawaii flights — Alaska had lower fares, Trent said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The overlap between those markets is where the investment opportunity becomes genuinely interesting.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The Slovenian bank intends to integrate Addiko’s subsidiaries with its own operations in the five markets in which they overlap and will assess whether keeping those outside of the European Union is cost-effective, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Until the early 1970s, there was a great overlap between black and white names.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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