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overall

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




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For the overall economy, Flight maintains, large, simpler models may be more “cost-effective and productivity-augmenting,” so he predicts a “bifurcation” between everyday AI usage and frontier models.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The National Bank of Cambodia said that while it was aware of what it called isolated cases of borrowers facing difficulties, they shouldn’t be generalized to the overall microfinance sector in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So the overall frame was comedy, but I kind of have quite a maximalist sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In fact, the standout proposal from Monarch Tracking didn’t rank the best in any category and was only ranked fourth overall.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Rachael said, “Our present crash program and overall planning call for us to obtain an additional owl which can mate with Scrappy.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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