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overarching

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


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Overarching all of that, he said, “We believe Judge Carter erred in effectively taking over control of the WLA campus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

In February, the Government Accountability Office completed a report titled “Special Operations: Overarching Guidance Needed to Oversee and Assess Use of Surrogate Forces to Combat Terrorism,” but everything about it beyond its title is classified.

From New York Times • May 14, 2023

Overarching Nuance’s segments is a “mother ship” of intellectual property, the banker said.

From Forbes • Aug. 29, 2014

Overarching light and enforced darkness, cheek by jowl.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our gratitude goes up in smoke,  In incense smoke of prayer; We thank the Underlying Love,  The Overarching Care— We do not thank the living men  Who make our lives so fair.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins



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