overarching
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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
It’s a tale of the immense challenge of uniting this vast, sprawling metropolis of nearly 10 million people around an overarching vision of what public transit should look like and where it should go.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
But there is nothing to tell you why one object is next to the other, how those objects fit into the overarching theme or what their significance is.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was as if a great, overarching wave had been frozen by one touch of the World Spirit’s finger.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing overarching
Life of Pi
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