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The U.S. is also Bombardier’s single largest market for business jets, generating a substantial portion of its overall revenues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The $100,000 prize pool is split between the men's and women's overall podiums, across seven age-group categories.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The researchers suspect that the combination of nutrients in a balanced diet, along with an individual's overall health, may influence how effectively omega-3s support the brain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Duguay was selected by the Rangers at No. 13 overall in the 1977 draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
In terms of precipitation, she observes, Antarctica “is the driest large area on Earth, drier overall than any large desert.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
You’d need the equivalent of those parade attendants in overalls who run along behind the horses with shovels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The ruling means drivers can use a system that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
When opportunity shows up as a hard hat or a pair of overalls, we put them on and get to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
He yanked his overalls on over his nightclothes and stuck his feet in his shoes.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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