overarching
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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
While the first day of their summit was light on concrete deals, the overarching take is that both countries are eager to tone down their economic rivalry.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The author highlights three overarching attitudes formed in the Russian Empire that are central to understanding what made Jewish immigrant banks different from their American counterparts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
From the overarching metal frame crowning each machine, wooden harnesses, carrying hundreds of warp threads drawn from a massive beam at the back of each loom, clanked up and down.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing overarching
Life of Pi
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