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overlap

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


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More than a dozen of the exited international organizations dealt with environmental issues, a symptom of significant overlap in their missions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nigeria faces multiple, overlapping security challenges beyond kidnappings, including an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, separatist violence in the south-east, and frequent clashes between herders and farmers in central regions over land and water.

From BBC

Politics and warfighting are crafts, and there is little overlap between their required skills.

From The Wall Street Journal

OpenAI executives say the total commitments are lower when you account for overlap in some of the deals, and that the agreements will take place over a long period of time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ives’ growing set of overlapping business interests—and the potential impact on his research—are less well known.

From Barron's