overarching
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The overarching question shrouding the film is not, “Did they do it?” but rather, “So what if they did?”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
A solitary man believes he’s been wronged by a vast, overarching system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
For instance, New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J., refers to the large, overarching metro area.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Emmys split their nominations into three overarching categories: comedy, drama and limited or anthology series.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Yet somehow for the period of your existence they will answer to a single overarching impulse: to keep you you.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing overarching
Life of Pi
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