overlapped

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As these possible paths overlapped later in the experiment, they produced a detectable striped interference pattern that matched the predictions of quantum theory.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

She has also argued that Egyptian-owned airplanes that overlapped with Erika’s locations at times had connections to Israel, pointing to Egypt’s involvement in the plot.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Close to 80% of Laopu’s customers overlapped with five global luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Cartier, the company said publicly, suggesting a direct transfer of luxury shoppers to domestic alternatives.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Matsushita students lived in dormitories and woke at 6 a.m. to clean the school top to bottom, said Hiroto Abe, who attended the institute and overlapped with Takaichi in the early 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Perhaps as a result, the most persuasive scientific critiques on Clovis initially came from fields that overlapped archaeology, but were mainly outside of it: linguistics, molecular biology, and geology.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann