overlap
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While mergers typically lead to corporate overlap and redundancies, Bonta maintained that it would be a "job creator" that will put people back to work across the industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The researchers found that the two populations remain separate and do not overlap, even at the earliest stages they examined.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
They can overlap, of course, but these are to be avoided.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
In some ways, the new report’s findings overlap with Barr’s report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Kanue called out to his teammates to cover the overlap, but it was too late.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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Milwaukee’s festival calendar stretches well beyond these two, so if your visit overlaps with one, it’s worth checking the city’s full schedule before you arrive.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
There are also some overlaps with his predecessor Howe, which the German discovered in his own research and, likewise, in the analysis the club carried out about him during the interview process.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
But even if “Sheep in the Box” overlaps with these memorable movies, this story would seem an ideal opportunity for Kore-eda to revisit a favorite subject: how loss can linger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
I draw another circle that overlaps my family and I write Ben, Sabeen, me.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Some vocational qualifications that overlapped with T-levels have had funding withdrawn, while others continue to be funded following a government review.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The tertulias at Alemana became the space where artists, journalists, and drunks overlapped freely.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
That event stretched into the early morning hours and overlapped with frantic negotiations to reach a deal with Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Mentioning that his faith was something that many viewers connected with, she asked him if his faith and comedy overlapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Mom and Dad hardly left me with anybody at first, but sometimes their work schedules overlapped, and they needed a third person to help out.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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The sales trends have arrived after the luxury industry hiked prices over the 2020s, following the pandemic and overlapping supply disruptions, leading to distrust among some consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Pressing the ICJ to lower the standard are the overlapping Gambian and South African legal teams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The multiple, overlapping security issues mean Nigeria's military and police are overstretched and as a result struggle to tackle the violence.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He acknowledged that the merger would bring some layoffs due to overlapping roles of the now merged workforce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A path led through the rough field, at the back of the house, and beyond this were only more fields, sloping this way and that, overlapping like so many pillows.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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