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overarching

[oh-ver-ahr-ching] / ˌoʊ vərˈɑr tʃɪŋ /


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I agree with your overarching point: Mixing friendship and finance is usually a bad idea, especially when it comes to more vulnerable people.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

It didn’t help that Powell and his colleagues had just adopted a new overarching strategy designed for the problem of the prior decade: a chronically weak economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that the overarching idea was for the ceasefire to last for Victory Day itself, May 9, but that the precise timings would be determined by Putin.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Ishmael, one long afternoon, helped Dale Papineau—self-appointed caretaker for half a dozen summer families—prune back the alder branches overarching their long drive.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson



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