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overall

[oh-ver-awl, oh-ver-awl] / ˈoʊ vərˈɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌɔl /




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While investors “see positive signs with the overall software market, IBM’s stock reaction is more apparent than that of other firms,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The UK overall recorded its fourth sunniest spring since records began in 1910.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Compared with water use, microplastic emissions contributed a much smaller share of overall ecosystem damage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Same for the overall internet, which grew and grew in demand, but not at 1999 prices that caused flashing green spreadsheets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Scientists use something called a correlation to measure how closely one factor predicts another, and overall, the students’ ratings correlated with the experts’ ratings by .55, which is quite a high correlation.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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